Kern County, California property tax appeals

Who hears a Kern County appeal?

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Where is the Kern County office?

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When were past Kern County deadlines?

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

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

When a filing counts as on timeKern County Assessment Appeals Board

Kern County's appeals board rules treat an application mailed and postmarked on the next business day as timely when the filing period ends on a weekend or legal holiday.[1]

Deadline detailKern County Assessment Appeals Board · Filing period

In Kern County the last day to file a formal appeal or request a Prop 8 review for the current year is November 30.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Kern County?

The Kern County Assessment Appeals Board's decision is final and not reheard; the owner or the Kern County Assessor may seek review in superior court. Kern County Assessment Appeals Board: In Kern County the filing is an assessment appeal on the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH), heard by the Kern County Assessment Appeals Board.

Appeal stepsKern County Assessment Appeals Board

The Kern County Assessment Appeals Board's decision is final and not reheard; the owner or the Kern County Assessor may seek review in superior court.[3]

What the appeal is calledKern County Assessment Appeals Board

In Kern County the filing is an assessment appeal on the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH), heard by the Kern County Assessment Appeals Board.[3]

How do I file a property tax appeal in Kern County?

Kern County Assessment Appeals Board: In Kern County you mail the completed appeal application to the Clerk of the Board, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield. Kern County Assessment Appeals Board: Kern County publishes its own copy of the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH) with filing instructions.

How to fileKern County Assessment Appeals Board

In Kern County you mail the completed appeal application to the Clerk of the Board, 1115 Truxtun Ave., 5th Floor, Bakersfield.[4]

FormsKern County Assessment Appeals Board

Kern County publishes its own copy of the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH) with filing instructions.[3]

Filing feeKern County Assessment Appeals Board

Kern County charges a $75 non-refundable filing fee with each appeal application; a fee waiver form is available.[4]

Who may fileKern County Assessment Appeals Board

On the Kern County application, an agent must be authorized in writing unless the agent is a California attorney or the owner's spouse, child, parent or registered domestic partner.[3]

Informal reviewKern County Assessment Appeals Board

In Kern County you can ask the Assessor for a Prop 8 decline-in-value review by phone, by November 30.[2]

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

Tax rate used: 1.248% of assessed value (county average, fiscal 2024-25).

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 Kern County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Kern County was worth $338,300, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,984 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$338,300

Margin of error ±$2,944.

Median property tax paid per year

$2,984

Margin of error ±$55.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.88%

A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.

Owner-occupied homes

171,133

Margin of error ±2,447.

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.

How often is property reassessed in Kern County?

A Kern County Prop 8 value is reviewed each January 1 and can rise more than 2% a year, but not above the factored base year value without a change in ownership or new construction. Kern County reviews only the most recent January 1 assessment in a decline-in-value request.

Reassessment cycle

A Kern County Prop 8 value is reviewed each January 1 and can rise more than 2% a year, but not above the factored base year value without a change in ownership or new construction.[2]

Valuation date

Kern County reviews only the most recent January 1 assessment in a decline-in-value request.[2]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

In Kern County, Prop 8 allows a temporary reduction when a property's current market value is below its factored base year value; only the latest January 1 value can be reviewed.[2]

What other rules apply in Kern County?

Kern County Assessment Appeals Board: Filing a Kern County appeal does not postpone the tax bill: taxes are still due by the dates on the bill.

Paying the tax while you appealKern County Assessment Appeals Board

Filing a Kern County appeal does not postpone the tax bill: taxes are still due by the dates on the bill.[3]