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Welcome to the Davis County Assessor's Office. The Assessor's office is charged with numerous responsibilities, both administrative and statutory. Our primary duty is to make sure all real property within our jurisdiction is assessed except where the law provides otherwise. This includes residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property. Real property is revalued every two years. The effective date of the assessment is the first day of January of the current year. The assessor determines either a full or partial value for new construction and improvements depending upon the state of completion on January 1st. The Assessor does not collect taxes, calculate taxes, or determine the tax rate. The Assessor is concerned with value, not taxes.

The County Assessor is appointed to their position by a conference board consisting of the members of the Board of Supervisors, the Mayors of all incorporated cities, and a member from each school district within the jurisdiction provided they live in the jurisdiction. The assessor is required, by statute, to pass a state examination and complete a continuing education program consisting of 150 hours of formal classroom instruction with 90 hours tested and 60 hours non-tested to be completed for each six-year term.

 

General Misconceptions About the Assessor's Work:

The Assessor does not:

  • collect taxes.

  • calculate taxes

  • determine tax rate

  • set policy for the Board of Review

 

Download Property Tax Applications in PDF:

 

Application for Family Farm Tax Credit

Application for Homestead Tax Credit

Application for Impoundment Structure Property Tax Exemption

Application for Military Exemption

Grain Tax Return

Iowa Application of Forrest or Fruit Tree Reservation

Iowa Property Tax Exemption for Non-Profit or Charitable Organizations

Request for Pollution Control & Recycling Property Tax Exemption

Petition to Local Board of Review

The County Assessor's Office is located in the lower level of the Courthouse. 

Office hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

 

Sheila Fite
County Assessor
Lois Heckethorn
Deputy Assessor
Vicki Lough
Appraisal Clerk

 

 
 

 

Quick Links:

Parcel Search

Residential Sale Search

Iowa State Association of Assessors