Mendocino County, California property tax appeals

Who hears a Mendocino County appeal?

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Where is the Mendocino County office?

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When were past Mendocino County deadlines?

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

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

When a filing counts as on timeMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

Mendocino County takes appeal applications in person or by mail during business hours, July 2 to November 30; scanned or emailed applications are refused.[1]

Deadline detailMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board · Filing period

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

Who decides a property tax appeal in Mendocino County?

Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board: If you are not satisfied with the Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board decision, you may file an action in Mendocino County Superior Court. Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board: In Mendocino County the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors receives Applications for Changed Assessment and supports the Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board.

Appeal stepsMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

If you are not satisfied with the Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board decision, you may file an action in Mendocino County Superior Court.[3]

What the appeal is calledMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

In Mendocino County the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors receives Applications for Changed Assessment and supports the Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board.[1]

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

Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board: In Mendocino County you file the signed original application with the fee, in person or by mail, at the Clerk of the Board, 501 Low Gap Rd., Room 1010, Ukiah; scanned or emailed applications are not accepted. Mendocino County Assessment Appeals Board: Mendocino County's appeal applications are online or available by calling the Clerk of the Board at (707) 463-4441.

How to fileMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

In Mendocino County you file the signed original application with the fee, in person or by mail, at the Clerk of the Board, 501 Low Gap Rd., Room 1010, Ukiah; scanned or emailed applications are not accepted.[1]

FormsMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

Mendocino County's appeal applications are online or available by calling the Clerk of the Board at (707) 463-4441.[2]

Filing feeMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

Mendocino County requires a $137 non-refundable processing fee with each assessment appeal application; applications without it are returned.[3]

Who may fileMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

A Mendocino County application filed by an agent needs an original wet signature on the agent authorization form; scanned signatures are not accepted.[1]

Informal reviewMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

In Mendocino County you can ask the Assessor for a Prop 8 decline-in-value reassessment; the page says the request must be filed by December 10.[4]

HearingsMendocino County Assessment Appeals Board

Mendocino County mails a Notice of Hearing at least 45 days ahead; hearings are public and recorded, and a no-show is denied unless reconsideration is sought within 30 days.[3]

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

Tax rate used: 1.152% 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 Mendocino County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Mendocino County was worth $512,200, and the median property tax its owners paid was $3,545 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$512,200

Margin of error ±$19,774.

Median property tax paid per year

$3,545

Margin of error ±$174.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.69%

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

Owner-occupied homes

21,500

Margin of error ±739.

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 Mendocino County?

Mendocino County reappraises real property only after a change in ownership or new construction; otherwise the value rises at most 2% a year. Mendocino County assesses all property to the owner of record on the January 1 lien date; the tax year runs July 1 to June 30.

Reassessment cycle

Mendocino County reappraises real property only after a change in ownership or new construction; otherwise the value rises at most 2% a year.[2]

Valuation date

Mendocino County assesses all property to the owner of record on the January 1 lien date; the tax year runs July 1 to June 30.[2]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

Mendocino County's Assessor may temporarily lower a property's assessed value when it is above the January 1 market value; a Prop 8 reassessment request must be filed by December 10.[5]