Frequently Asked Questions

A reassessment will result in a new value being established for your property. This new value will replace the value currently on your property and will be the basis used for taxing property. Please remember that an increase in property value does not automatically mean an increase in your property taxes.

A data collector will visit each property to gather information. Each of our data collectors will carry a photo identification card. After checking to see if anyone is home, our data collector will conduct the following for each property.

• Take a picture of the outside of your property
• Identify any physical changes and improvements to the property
• Record any necessary measurements

First of all, talk with the Assessor's Office. We want to do the best possible job. Please don't ignore notices or letters to your property.

Reassessments are required by law and are to insure that each property is valued fairly. The purpose of the reassessment is to realign the values of Real property.

Beginning with the 2010 tax bills, property owners have been entitled to a circuit breaker cap on the amount of property taxes over:

• 1% homestead properties
• 2% long-term care facilities
• 2% residential properties
• 2% agricultural land
• 3% nonresidential properties
• 3% personal property