Shasta County, California property tax appeals

Who hears a Shasta County appeal?

One stage. We are not affiliated with this office.

Where is the Shasta County office?

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

Which Shasta County filing windows are coming up?

When were past Shasta County deadlines?

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

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

Deadline detailShasta County Assessment Appeals Board · Filing period

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

Who decides a property tax appeal in Shasta County?

Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board: In Shasta County, written Findings of Fact are usually needed only to take an adverse appeals board ruling to court; they must be requested before the hearing starts. Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board: In Shasta County you file an Assessment Appeal Application with the Clerk of the Board; the Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, hears it.

Appeal stepsShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

In Shasta County, written Findings of Fact are usually needed only to take an adverse appeals board ruling to court; they must be requested before the hearing starts.[2]

What the appeal is calledShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

In Shasta County you file an Assessment Appeal Application with the Clerk of the Board; the Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, hears it.[3]

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

Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board: Shasta County requires wet-ink signatures on appeal applications and agent authorizations; photocopies or scans are not accepted. Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board: Shasta County posts its Assessment Appeal Application (roll year 2026-27) and an Authorization of Agent/Designation of Attorney form.

How to fileShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

Shasta County requires wet-ink signatures on appeal applications and agent authorizations; photocopies or scans are not accepted.[3]

FormsShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

Shasta County posts its Assessment Appeal Application (roll year 2026-27) and an Authorization of Agent/Designation of Attorney form.[3]

Filing feeShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

Shasta County charges a $263 non-refundable processing fee per application (per parcel).[3]

Filing feeShasta County Assessment Appeals Board · Findings of fact

In Shasta County, findings of fact cost an additional $500, paid at the hearing (not with the application).[3]

Who may fileShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

Under Shasta County's local rules the applicant's spouse, adult children or parents may appear for the applicant, as may properly authorized agents such as attorneys and appraisers.[4]

Who may fileShasta County Assessment Appeals Board · Family

At a Shasta County hearing the owner's spouse, adult children or parents may appear for the owner; a non-attorney agent needs the signed authorization section.[2]

Informal reviewShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

In Shasta County the first step is to call the Assessor and request an informal review, or file a Request for Review, before a formal appeal.[2]

HearingsShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

Shasta County appeals are heard by a three-member board of community members appointed by the Board of Supervisors; testimony is under oath.[2]

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

Tax rate used: 1.104% 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 Shasta County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Shasta County was worth $366,400, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,542 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$366,400

Margin of error ±$6,326.

Median property tax paid per year

$2,542

Margin of error ±$56.

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

46,694

Margin of error ±996.

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 Shasta County?

Shasta County sets a new base year when property is purchased, newly constructed or changes ownership; otherwise real property assessments rise no more than 2% a year. Shasta County property is assessed as of 12:01 a.m. on January 1 each year, the lien date.

Reassessment cycle

Shasta County sets a new base year when property is purchased, newly constructed or changes ownership; otherwise real property assessments rise no more than 2% a year.[6]

Valuation date

Shasta County property is assessed as of 12:01 a.m. on January 1 each year, the lien date.[7]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

Shasta County's taxable value is the lesser of the factored base year value, the current market value, or a disaster-relief value under R&T Code 170.[1]

What other rules apply in Shasta County?

Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board: Shasta County owners who appeal must still pay taxes on the disputed value when due; any overpayment is refunded after a reduction.

Paying the tax while you appealShasta County Assessment Appeals Board

Shasta County owners who appeal must still pay taxes on the disputed value when due; any overpayment is refunded after a reduction.[2]

Which details are not confirmed yet?

We show a fact only after a person has checked it against the official source. These are still being checked. Until then, ask the Shasta County Assessment Appeals Board:

• When a filing counts as on time