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The City of Carrollton's Budget Unit institutes and operates a governmental budgeting system that provides financial information to both external users and internal management.

Budget oversees the preparation of the annual budget and monitors compliance during the year. 

The following budget documents are the original budgets adopted by City Council. The documents have not been updated since that adoption and do not include any subsequent budget amendments adopted by Council. 

This information is used to monitor the expenditure of public funds and to ensure that the financial transactions of the City are conducted in accordance with statutory and contractual requirements and City policy.  

City of Carrollton
Budget Summary 2026

  • The City of Carrollton adopted its budget on Tue., Sept., 9 2025 for Fiscal Year 2026. During the budget process, Council balanced the needs of the residents in combination with the operational needs of the City.

  • The Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget has recurring uses of funds in the Operating, Fleet Replacement and Debt Service funds totaling $325,958,067, an increase of 7.85% from the previous Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.
  • The City tax rate was cut for the 12th year in a row to partially offset the increase in home values and is set for the next fiscal year as $0.53750/$100 valuation.
  • Carrollton's total taxable value is $24.1B
  • The exemption for homeowners age 65+ or with proof of disability increased to $110,000 saving $73 annually. The exemption has increased 37.5% since 2021.
  • The General Fund is the most widely recognized fund and includes services like police, fire, parks, library, engineering and development services. The General Fund is required to be balanced on a recurring basis. The total budget for the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 is $144,982,100.
  • Capital Projects: $133.4M. The Capital Budget provides for projects that are multi-year in nature. This year's capital budget includes investments in street panel replacements, localized drainage projects, residential streetlights, parks updates, water and sewer line rehabilitation, and facility needs, including multiple new fire stations.

FY2026 Budget Summary One-Pager Final

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Tax Rates 

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget is based on Tax Year 2025's expected revenue. The City of Carrollton contracts with the Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector to calculate the City’s tax rates. Learn more about how the rates were calculated.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the following rates were used by the City of Carrollton to produce it’s proposed budget. 

 2026 No-New-Revenue Rate  $0.507364/$100
 2026 Maintenance & Operation No-New-Revenue Tax Rate  $0.376167/$100
 2026 Maintenance & Operation Voter-Approval Tax Rate  $0.389332/$100
 2026 Debt Service Rate  $0.149848/$100
 2026 Voter-Approval Rate  $0.540784 /$100
 2026 Adopted Tax Rate  $0.537500/$100
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Estimated Unencumbered Fund Balances

The estimated unencumbered Fund Balances* for FY2025 are in compliance with the City’s adopted financial standards:

 Type of Property Tax Fund  Fund Balance
 General and Administrative Services Funds   $ 19,490,250 
 Special Revenue Funds  $ 6,822,755
 General Debt Service Fund   $ 4,581,261 
 Governmental Capital Projects Funds  $ 131,283,374 
 Enterprise Operating Funds  $ 22,017,992
 Enterprise Debt Service Funds   $ 1,721,388 
 Enterprise Capital Projects Funds  $ 34,329,727
 Internal Service Funds  $ 11,870,766 
*Accounts for Compensated Absences  

Debt Obligations 

The City of Carrollton will pay $35,420,579 in debt service during Fiscal Year 2026.

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Questions About the Budget?

The current Fiscal Year budget is adopted by City Council in September along with the Tax Rate adopted at the same time. 

For questions related to the annual budget, the Budget & Management Analysis office can be reached at:
City of Carrollton
1945 E. Jackson Rd.
Carrollton, TX 75006
972-466-3110 

ManagementAnalysis@cityofcarrollton.com

Or reach out to your Councilmember.

Tax Transparency by County

The City of Carrollton resides in three counties: Dallas, Denton, and Collin. Each county must maintain a database of Property Tax Related Information.