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Denton County property data
Where Denton County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Frisco, Lewisville and Carrollton.
- 42Cities and towns
- 304,723Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Denton County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Denton County Clerk, Real Property Records. Deeds and other real property records can be searched free by grantor, grantee, subdivision, document type or number, with an optional full-text search of document contents.
Owners and values
Denton Central Appraisal District. Owner, value and property details can be looked up in the Appraisal District's online property search.
Tax sales
Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector and Denton County Sheriff. The Sheriff's Sale page posts the next sale date, sale rules and FAQs, and the property list and bidding are on GovEase.
Foreclosure sales
Denton County Clerk (foreclosure notices). Notices of substitute trustee sale filed with the County Clerk can be researched free online through the Clerk's foreclosure notice search.
Parcel maps
Denton County GIS. The county's free Landmark interactive map and ArcGIS Hub site show parcels and other county map layers, with data downloads.
How property is sold here
Denton County follows Texas's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Texas guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Texas does not sell tax liens; Denton County sells the property itself after a tax lawsuit and judgment in District Court. Sheriff's tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM, but only in months with Orders of Sale, and they now run online through GovEase (the next was set for November 3, 2026). Sales are advertised in the Denton Record Chronicle on the three Wednesdays before the sale and on GovEase, bidders must register with GovEase and bring a written statement from the Tax Assessor/Collector that they owe no delinquent taxes, and the full bid is due by ACH by 4:00 PM on sale day.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosures in Denton County are trustee sales held on the first Tuesday of each month at the southwest corner of the Denton County Courts Building, 1450 E McKinney Street in Denton, at the time listed on each Notice of Sale. Notices are filed with the County Clerk and can be searched online; the Clerk does not run the sales, the substitute trustees do.
Assessed values
The Denton Central Appraisal District sets property values each year as of the January 1 appraisal date.
Transfer tax
Texas has no real estate transfer tax, so there is no state, county or city tax on deeds in Frisco, Denton, Lewisville or Carrollton; buyers pay only County Clerk recording fees.
Worth knowing
Every property at a Denton County tax sale is sold, either to a bidder or struck off to the taxing entity that won the judgment, and struck-off properties are bought later through that entity's attorney.
Worth knowing
Tax sale buyers get a Sheriff's Deed, and the opening bid covers the judgment and costs but not any taxes that have built up since the judgment.
Worth knowing
Denton County constables also hold tax sales, and the county posts separate constable sale rules.
Every town in Denton County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Argyle city
- Aubrey city
- Bartonville town
- Carrollton city
- Celina city
- Coppell city
- Copper Canyon town
- Corinth city
- Corral City town
- Cross Roads town
- DISH town
- Denton city
- Double Oak town
- Flower Mound town
- Fort Worth city
- Frisco city
- Hackberry town
- Hebron town
- Hickory Creek town
- Highland Village city
- Justin city
- Krugerville city
- Krum city
- Lake Dallas city
- Lakewood Village city
- Lewisville city
- Little Elm city
- New Fairview city
- Northlake town
- Oak Point city
- Pilot Point city
- Plano city
- Ponder town
- Prosper town
- Providence Village town
- Roanoke city
- Sanger city
- Shady Shores town
- Southlake city
- The Colony city
- Trophy Club town
- Westlake town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Denton County?
Deeds are recorded by the Denton County Clerk. Recorded real property documents can be searched free on the Clerk's Official Records Search.
When is the Denton County tax sale?
Denton County holds sheriff's tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM in months with Orders of Sale, online through GovEase. Upcoming sales are advertised in the Denton Record Chronicle and posted on the Sheriff's Sale page.
How do I find who owns a property in Denton County?
Search the Denton Central Appraisal District's property search by owner, address or account. The deed behind the ownership is in the County Clerk's free records search.
Are Denton County property records online?
Yes. Deeds, foreclosure notices, appraisal district values, tax sale listings and parcel maps are all online, and the Clerk's search is free.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- dentoncounty.gov/867/Delinquent-Tax-Sales
- dentoncounty.gov/840/Sheriffs-Sale
- dentoncounty.gov/faq.aspx?TID=52
- dentoncounty.gov/293/Foreclosure-Information
- dentoncounty.gov/295/Foreclosure-Site-Designation
- dentoncounty.gov/1493/Property-Records-Search
- dentoncounty.gov/1147/Geographic-Information-Systems-GIS
- dentoncad.com/property-search
- gis.dentoncounty.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Parcels/MapServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&returnCoun
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