Sacramento County property tax appeal

Who hears a Sacramento County appeal?

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Where is the Sacramento County office?

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Which Sacramento County filing windows are coming up?

When were past Sacramento County deadlines?

How do I file a Sacramento County appeal?

Filing period 2026

July 2 to November 30, 2026

Processing fee

$30 per application, per year, non-refundable, paid when you file

How to file

Paper only: submit the original signed application to 700 H Street, Suite 2450, Sacramento

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

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

When a filing counts as on timeSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

If November 30 falls on a weekend, Sacramento County treats mail postmarked the next business day as on time.[1]

Deadline detailSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board · Filing period

Sacramento County's 2026 filing period for decline-in-value appeals is July 2 to November 30, 2026.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Sacramento County?

The Sacramento County Assessment Appeals Board's decision is final and not reheard; the owner or the Sacramento County Assessor may seek review in superior court. Sacramento County Assessment Appeals Board: In Sacramento County, Assessment Appeals Boards hear property assessment disputes between taxpayers and the Assessor and may adjust assessments on the hearing evidence.

Appeal stepsSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

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

What the appeal is calledSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

In Sacramento County, Assessment Appeals Boards hear property assessment disputes between taxpayers and the Assessor and may adjust assessments on the hearing evidence.[4]

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

Sacramento County Assessment Appeals Board: Sacramento County accepts paper applications only: you may fill the form out online, but you must submit the original signed application to 700 H Street, Suite 2450. Sacramento County Assessment Appeals Board: Sacramento County publishes its own copy of the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH) with filing instructions.

How to fileSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

Sacramento County accepts paper applications only: you may fill the form out online, but you must submit the original signed application to 700 H Street, Suite 2450.[2]

FormsSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

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

Filing feeSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

Sacramento County charges a $30 non-refundable processing fee per application, per year, paid when you file.[2]

Who may fileSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

Sacramento County's rules define an authorized agent as a California attorney retained for the appeal, a person with the applicant's express written authority, or the applicant's parent, child, spouse or registered domestic partner.[4]

Informal reviewSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

In Sacramento County you can ask the Assessor for a free informal review between July 1 and December 31, online or with a paper form.[5]

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

Tax rate used: 1.155% 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 Sacramento County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Sacramento County was worth $534,200, and the median property tax its owners paid was $3,921 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$534,200

Margin of error ±$3,984.

Median property tax paid per year

$3,921

Margin of error ±$42.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.73%

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

Owner-occupied homes

337,066

Margin of error ±3,621.

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 Sacramento County?

In Sacramento County a base year value is the full cash value at the 1975 lien date or, later, when property is newly built or changes ownership. Sacramento County's lien date is 12:01 a.m. on January 1 of each year (March 1 before 1997).

Reassessment cycle

In Sacramento County a base year value is the full cash value at the 1975 lien date or, later, when property is newly built or changes ownership.[4]

Valuation date

Sacramento County's lien date is 12:01 a.m. on January 1 of each year (March 1 before 1997).[4]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

When a Sacramento County property's market value falls below its capped value, Prop 8 allows a temporary reassessment at the lower value.[5]

What other rules apply in Sacramento County?

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

Paying the tax while you appealSacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

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