Mission Statement:

The County Assessor’s Office has the statutory duty to locate, identify and value all taxable property in the county’s jurisdiction. The Assessor’s office maintains ownership of certain files, provides public services, value all land, improvements, and personal property annually, maps all parcels and maintains all tax authorities (area and boundaries). In addition, the Assessor’s office sends value notices, participates in appeal process, administers the exemption laws and provides net assessed values to all taxing entities for their budget and rate process. The utilization of recorded documents, deeds, plat maps and sub-divisions are among the tools used by the Assessor’s Office to accomplish several of these tasks.

Things to know about county assessor.

What is a county assessor?
A county assessor is responsible for tracking property ownership and the location of land partials. They also handle the determination of property value for taxation pur-poses.
The elected official is responsible for the valuation and assessment of property.

Who authorizes taxation of property?
The law mandates property is subject to taxation. Assessments are made on all real estate and personal property located within the county’s jurisdiction.

How is property calculated?
Land is valued by sales only.
Homes have to be determined by the quality and quantity by labor cost, measurements, material. The value is adjusted by the sales of similar quality homes.