Why two Parker County houses can have very different tax bills

Two Parker County houses can have the same value and very different tax bills. The difference is usually the unit stack: county, school district, city, emergency services district, hospital district, junior college district, MUD, or PID.

This matters a lot on the Fort Worth side of the county. PCAD's tax-rate table lists MUDs and a City of Hudson Oaks PID along with the county, schools, cities, and emergency services districts. A nearby rural tract may skip one of those layers.

Before comparing homes, pull the actual account on parkercad.org and read the taxing-unit list. A listing's old tax number may include another owner's exemptions or a different district stack.