Madera County, California property tax appeals

Who hears a Madera County appeal?

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Where is the Madera County office?

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When were past Madera County deadlines?

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

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

When a filing counts as on timeMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

Madera County regular appeals are filed July 2 to November 30; if November 30 falls on a weekend or legal holiday, an application postmarked by the next business day is timely.[1]

Deadline detailMadera County Assessment Appeals Board · Filing period

Madera County's regular appeal filing period is July 2 to November 30.[1]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Madera County?

The Madera County Assessment Appeals Board's decision is final and not reheard; the owner or the Madera County Assessor may seek review in superior court. Madera County Assessment Appeals Board: In Madera County you complete the Assessment Appeal Application, print and sign it, and mail or hand-deliver the original to the County of Madera Assessment Appeals Board.

Appeal stepsMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

The Madera County Assessment Appeals Board's decision is final and not reheard; the owner or the Madera County Assessor may seek review in superior court.[2]

What the appeal is calledMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

In Madera County you complete the Assessment Appeal Application, print and sign it, and mail or hand-deliver the original to the County of Madera Assessment Appeals Board.[1]

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

Madera County Assessment Appeals Board: In Madera County you fill in the application online, print and sign it, then mail or hand-deliver the signed paper original to the Assessment Appeals Board. Madera County Assessment Appeals Board: Madera County asks for the Assessment Appeal Application with a copy of the tax bill, and asks filers to read the Local Rules of the Assessment Appeals Board first.

How to fileMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

In Madera County you fill in the application online, print and sign it, then mail or hand-deliver the signed paper original to the Assessment Appeals Board.[1]

FormsMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

Madera County asks for the Assessment Appeal Application with a copy of the tax bill, and asks filers to read the Local Rules of the Assessment Appeals Board first.[1]

Filing feeMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

Madera County requires a $200 hearing fee with each application, unless it is an owner-occupied home with the homeowners' exemption and the owner represents themself.[1]

Filing feeMadera County Assessment Appeals Board · Findings of fact

Madera County charges a $500 deposit with applications that request written findings of fact.[1]

Who may fileMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

Under Madera County's local rules a party includes the applicant's authorized representatives, such as attorneys and appraisers.[3]

Informal reviewMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

In Madera County you can ask the Assessor for a temporary decline-in-value reduction if your home is assessed above market value.[4]

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

Tax rate used: 1.122% 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 Madera County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Madera County was worth $393,200, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,756 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$393,200

Margin of error ±$7,593.

Median property tax paid per year

$2,756

Margin of error ±$102.

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

30,613

Margin of error ±797.

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 Madera County?

Madera County's application instructions explain that the base year is the year the property changed ownership or new construction was completed. On the Madera County application, a regular (decline-in-value) appeal concerns the value as of January 1 of the current year.

Reassessment cycle

Madera County's application instructions explain that the base year is the year the property changed ownership or new construction was completed.[2]

Valuation date

On the Madera County application, a regular (decline-in-value) appeal concerns the value as of January 1 of the current year.[2]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

On the Madera County application, a Decline in Value appeal means the home's January 1 market value is below its assessed value, and it covers only the year appealed.[2]

What other rules apply in Madera County?

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

Paying the tax while you appealMadera County Assessment Appeals Board

Filing a Madera County appeal does not postpone the tax bill: taxes are still due by the dates on the bill.[2]