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El Dorado County, California property tax appeals

An El Dorado County property tax appeal starts with the El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board. The next deadline is Nov 30, 2026 for the El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board. The filing fee is $40.

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Opens Jul 2, 2026Closes Nov 30, 2026

Source: Letter To Assessors No. 2026/023: County Assessment Appeals Filing Period for 2026 (BOE, June 2, 2026)Last checked

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When and where do I file an El Dorado County property tax appeal?

Who hears an El Dorado County appeal?

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Who hears it: El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board

Filing: appeal

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Where is the El Dorado County office?

Assessor[5]

Address
360 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667

We are not affiliated with this office. Hours can change, so call before you visit.

Which El Dorado County filing windows are coming up?

El Dorado County filing windows
ClosesAreaWho hears itStatus
Nov 30, 2026CountywideEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board · Official source · Last checked Sep 29, 2026Open now

When were past El Dorado County deadlines?

Past El Dorado County filing windows
Tax yearWindowOffice
2025Closed December 1, 2025El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
2024Closed December 2, 2024El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
2023Closed November 30, 2023El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board

When is the deadline to appeal a property tax assessment in El Dorado County?

The soonest deadline we list: El Dorado County, El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board — Closes November 30, 2026.

When a filing counts as on timeEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County takes regular appeal applications received or postmarked July 2 to November 30 by 5:00 PM; a weekend November 30 rolls to the next business day.[1]
Deadline detailEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board · Filing period
In El Dorado County a regular appeal must be received or postmarked between July 2 and November 30 (5:00 PM).[1]

Who decides a property tax appeal in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: An El Dorado County appeals board decision ends the administrative process; further review is in superior court. El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: In El Dorado County you file an Application for Changed Assessment (the county's version of the BOE-305-AH assessment appeal application) with the Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board.

Appeal stepsEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
An El Dorado County appeals board decision ends the administrative process; further review is in superior court.[2]
What the appeal is calledEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
In El Dorado County you file an Application for Changed Assessment (the county's version of the BOE-305-AH assessment appeal application) with the Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board.[1]

How do I file a property tax appeal in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: El Dorado County appeal applications are filed by mail or in person with the Clerk of the Board, with an original (wet) signature. El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: El Dorado County asks for its own version of the BOE-305-AH application, plus the BOE-305-AG agent authorization when a non-attorney agent files.

How to fileEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County appeal applications are filed by mail or in person with the Clerk of the Board, with an original (wet) signature.[2]
FormsEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County asks for its own version of the BOE-305-AH application, plus the BOE-305-AG agent authorization when a non-attorney agent files.[2]
Filing feeEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County charges a $40 non-refundable processing fee, paid by cash or check when you file.[1]
Who may fileEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
When a non-attorney agent files an El Dorado County appeal, the BOE-305-AG agent authorization goes with the application.[2]
Informal reviewEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
In El Dorado County you can ask the Assessor for an informal decline-in-value review with the online Informal Review Request form on your parcel's page.[3]
HearingsEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County appeal hearings are in person only, usually in April and October; virtual or hybrid attendance is not offered.[1]

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What evidence counts in El Dorado County, and can the value go up?

What evidence can I use in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: El Dorado County's FAQ lists comparable sales, an appraisal or broker price opinion, and photos or records of condition issues as hearing evidence. El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board · Burden: In an El Dorado County appeal the applicant generally has to show, with credible evidence, that the January 1 assessment is wrong.

Evidence acceptedEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County's FAQ lists comparable sales, an appraisal or broker price opinion, and photos or records of condition issues as hearing evidence.[2]
Evidence ruleEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board · Burden
In an El Dorado County appeal the applicant generally has to show, with credible evidence, that the January 1 assessment is wrong.[2]

Can my assessment go up if I appeal in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: El Dorado County's FAQ says the appeals board may lower, raise or keep the value, and its decision is legally binding.

Can the value go up?El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
El Dorado County's FAQ says the appeals board may lower, raise or keep the value, and its decision is legally binding.[2]

Which exemptions can lower my bill without an appeal?

In El Dorado County, December 10 is the final deadline to file a late Homeowners' Exemption claim.

Homeowner exemption
In El Dorado County, December 10 is the final deadline to file a late Homeowners' Exemption claim.[4]

What do El Dorado County property taxes and assessments look like?

Figures from public records and the Census, each with its source. They describe the county's homes as a group, not the value of any one home.

How much could a lower assessment save on El Dorado County property taxes?

Tax rate used: 1.058% of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2024-25).

How much could a lower assessment save on El Dorado County property taxes?
ExampleTax saved
$10,000 less assessed value$106 a year
10% less on a home assessed at $278,641 (the county's 25th percentile)$295 a year
10% less on a home assessed at $451,211 (the county's median)$477 a year
10% less on a home assessed at $673,416 (the county's 75th percentile)$712 a year

These are examples: the tax rate times a lower assessed value. Exemptions, credits, caps and phase-ins can make the real change smaller. This is not a prediction for any home. Rate source: BOE Annual Report 2024-25, Table 14: average tax rate by county (Property Tax Allocations, BOE Open Data Portal).

What do homeowners in El Dorado County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in El Dorado County was worth $679,900, and the median property tax its owners paid was $4,753 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value
$679,900
Margin of error ±$12,105.
Median property tax paid per year
$4,753
Margin of error ±$121.
Median tax as a share of median value
0.70%
A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes
58,844
Margin of error ±973.

These are survey estimates of what owners reported about their own homes. They are not assessed values, not tax rates, and not an opinion of what any home is worth.

They cannot tell you whether your own assessment is fair. That takes a comparison with similar homes, which we offer only in counties we have researched.

From the county's assessment and appeal records

Homes in the county's assessment records
79,208
Median assessed value
$451,211
Middle half of assessed values
$278,641 to $673,416

Source: The county's open assessment data, aggregated by us (tax year 2026 final values). Our calculation from public records; not an opinion of any home's value.

How El Dorado County home assessments are spread

Assessed values of 79,208 homes in the property classes our free check covers (CND, MH, R24, SFR), tax year 2026 final values. Half are between $278,641 and $673,416; the median is $451,211. The last bar holds everything above it.Source: Assessment records from the county's open data (tax year 2026 final values), retrieved Sep 27, 2026; our calculation.

Median home value: El Dorado County compared

  1. El Dorado County$679,900
  2. Typical California county$481,100
  3. Typical US county$185,300

El Dorado County $679,900; Typical California county $481,100; Typical US county $185,300

Census survey medians for owner-occupied homes. "Typical" is the middle county of the 58 in California and of all US counties.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077.

Median property tax paid: El Dorado County compared

  1. El Dorado County$4,753
  2. Typical California county$3,294
  3. Typical US county$1,619

El Dorado County $4,753 a year; Typical California county $3,294 a year; Typical US county $1,619 a year

Census survey medians for owner-occupied homes. "Typical" is the middle county of the 58 in California and of all US counties.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25103.

Median home assessment by map book

  1. Map book 123$1,140,506
  2. Map book 124$956,448
  3. Map book 126$871,955
  4. Map book 022$749,439
  5. Map book 110$713,232
  6. Map book 122$706,498
  7. Map book 120$704,404
  8. Map book 118$699,984
  9. Map book 062$275,720
  10. Map book 038$267,719
  11. Map book 054$243,024
  12. Map book 037$240,621
  13. Map book 012$231,323
  14. Map book 063$212,138
  15. Map book 920$90,809
  16. Map book 910$11,357

The 8 highest and 8 lowest of 98.

Median assessed value by map book: highest Map book 123 ($1,140,506), lowest Map book 910 ($11,357).

Median assessed value of homes in the property classes our free check covers (CND, MH, R24, SFR) for each map book with at least 50 such homes, tax year 2026 final values.Source: Assessment records from the county's open data (tax year 2026 final values), retrieved Sep 27, 2026; our calculation.

El Dorado County filing windows on a calendar

  1. El Dorado County Assessment Appeals BoardNov 30, 2026 · Open now

The dashed line marks today.

El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: Nov 30, 2026

Each bar is a filing window from its opening day to its last day. Forecasts show the expected closing range and are not official dates.Source: the official calendars and rules cited in the sources list below.

How often is property reassessed in El Dorado County?

After a decline-in-value reduction, an El Dorado County assessment can rise more than 2% a year as the market recovers, but not above the factored base-year value without a reassessment trigger. Proposition 13: Under Prop 13, El Dorado County reappraises real property when it changes ownership or when new construction occurs.

Reassessment cycle
After a decline-in-value reduction, an El Dorado County assessment can rise more than 2% a year as the market recovers, but not above the factored base-year value without a reassessment trigger.[2]
Reassessment cycleProposition 13
Under Prop 13, El Dorado County reappraises real property when it changes ownership or when new construction occurs.[4]
Valuation date
An El Dorado County regular (annual) assessment reflects value as of January 1, the lien date.[2]
Level of assessmentDecline in value
If an El Dorado County home's January 1 market value is below its factored base-year value, the assessment may be lowered temporarily and is reviewed each year.[2]

Homes in El Dorado County

From the Census Bureau's American Community Survey: how old the homes are, what kind they are, what owners say they are worth and the property taxes they pay. These figures describe all homes together, not any one home.

Median year built
1983
All housing units, owned and rented
Single-family houses, detached or attached
83%
of 94,653 housing units
Owned homes with a mortgage or similar loan
68%
of 58,844 owner-occupied homes

Home values reported by owners

  1. Less than $50,0002%
  2. $50,000 to $99,9992%
  3. $100,000 to $199,9992%
  4. $200,000 to $299,9993%
  5. $300,000 to $399,9998%
  6. $400,000 to $499,99913%
  7. $500,000 to $749,99929%
  8. $750,000 to $999,99923%
  9. $1,000,000 to $1,999,99916%
  10. $2,000,000 or more2%

Home values reported by owners in El Dorado County: Less than $50,000 2%; $50,000 to $99,999 2%; $100,000 to $199,999 2%; $200,000 to $299,999 3%; $300,000 to $399,999 8%; $400,000 to $499,999 13%; $500,000 to $749,999 29%; $750,000 to $999,999 23%; $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 16%; $2,000,000 or more 2%.

Share of owner-occupied homes in each value range. Owners give this value in the survey; it is not the assessed value.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25075.

Property taxes owners pay a year

  1. No real estate taxes3%
  2. Less than $8004%
  3. $800 to $1,4995%
  4. $1,500 to $1,9995%
  5. $2,000 to $2,99912%
  6. $3,000 or more70%

Property taxes owners pay a year in El Dorado County: No real estate taxes 3%; Less than $800 4%; $800 to $1,499 5%; $1,500 to $1,999 5%; $2,000 to $2,999 12%; $3,000 or more 70%.

Share of owner-occupied homes by the real estate taxes paid in a year, with or without a mortgage.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25102.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25075, B25102, B25035, B25024 and B25081), retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Survey estimates have a margin of error.

More questions about El Dorado County property tax appeals

When is the El Dorado County property tax appeal deadline?

The El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board window closes November 30, 2026.[6][7]

Is there a fee to file a property tax appeal in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County charges a $40 non-refundable processing fee, paid by cash or check when you file.[1]

Where do I file an assessment appeal in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County appeal applications are filed by mail or in person with the Clerk of the Board, with an original (wet) signature.[2]

Can my assessed value go up if I appeal in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County's FAQ says the appeals board may lower, raise or keep the value, and its decision is legally binding.[2]

What other rules apply in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board: In El Dorado County an appeal does not delay or reduce the tax bill; taxes are paid on time and any reduction comes back as an adjustment or refund.

Paying the tax while you appealEl Dorado County Assessment Appeals Board
In El Dorado County an appeal does not delay or reduce the tax bill; taxes are paid on time and any reduction comes back as an adjustment or refund.[1]

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Where do these facts come from?

  1. [1]Assessment Appeals - Resources and Application - El Dorado CountyOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  2. [2]Assessment Appeals - Applicant FAQ | El Dorado CountyOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  3. [3]Proposition 8 - Decline in Value - El Dorado CountyOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 27, 2026
  4. [4]Property Tax and Assessment Information | El Dorado County AssessorOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  5. [5]Assessor | El Dorado CountyOfficial guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 29, 2026
  6. [6]Letter To Assessors No. 2026/023: County Assessment Appeals Filing Period for 2026 (BOE, June 2, 2026)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Sep 25, 2026
  7. [7]Publication 30: Residential Property Assessment Appeals (California State Board of Equalization, February 2020)Official guide or FAQ · last checked Sep 25, 2026
  8. [8]Letter To Assessors No. 2025/020: County Assessment Appeals Filing Period for 2025 (BOE, July 7, 2025)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  9. [9]Letter To Assessors No. 2024/022: County Assessment Appeals Filing Period for 2024 (BOE, June 25, 2024)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  10. [10]Letter To Assessors No. 2023/023: County Assessment Appeals Filing Period for 2023 (BOE, June 22, 2023)Official notice, form, calendar or rules · last checked Oct 1, 2026
  11. 11.County open data: eldorado assessmentsRetrieved Sep 27, 2026; aggregated by us for the charts above.
  12. 12.County open data: eldorado assessmentsRetrieved Sep 27, 2026; aggregated by us for the charts above.
  13. 13.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25077: Median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units — El Dorado County, California
  14. 14.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25103: Median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied housing units — El Dorado County, California
  15. 15.U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B25003: Tenure (owner- and renter-occupied housing units) — El Dorado County, California

Data credits: Census ACS (public domain) · Census county adjacency (public domain)

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