Siskiyou County, California property tax appeals

Who hears a Siskiyou County appeal?

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Where is the Siskiyou County office?

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Which Siskiyou County filing windows are coming up?

When were past Siskiyou County deadlines?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Siskiyou County, Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors) — Closes November 30, 2026.

When a filing counts as on timeSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

In Siskiyou County, if November 30 falls on a weekend or holiday, the appeal must be filed or postmarked by the next business day.[1]

Deadline detailSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors) · Filing period

Siskiyou County's regular assessment appeal filing period is July 2 through November 30; supplemental assessments allow 60 days from the notice.[2]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Siskiyou County?

Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors): In Siskiyou County an owner should first ask the Assessor for an informal review; if the disagreement continues, the three-member Siskiyou County Assessment Appeals Board makes the final value determination. Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors): In Siskiyou County the County Clerk's Office supports the Assessment Appeals Board, which hears requests for changed assessment; applications come from the County Clerk.

Appeal stepsSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

In Siskiyou County an owner should first ask the Assessor for an informal review; if the disagreement continues, the three-member Siskiyou County Assessment Appeals Board makes the final value determination.[2]

What the appeal is calledSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

In Siskiyou County the County Clerk's Office supports the Assessment Appeals Board, which hears requests for changed assessment; applications come from the County Clerk.[3]

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

Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors): For Siskiyou County filing timelines and the appeal application, contact the County Clerk's Office at 530-842-8084 (311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka). Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors): Siskiyou County appeal applications must be in writing on forms obtained from and returned to the Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board, 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka.

How to fileSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

For Siskiyou County filing timelines and the appeal application, contact the County Clerk's Office at 530-842-8084 (311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka).[3]

FormsSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

Siskiyou County appeal applications must be in writing on forms obtained from and returned to the Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board, 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka.[1]

Who may fileSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

Per the guide Siskiyou County posts, a spouse, parent, child or domestic partner may represent the owner; other agents need the owner's written authorization unless they are California attorneys.[4]

Informal review

Siskiyou County decline-in-value reviews are started by the Assessor or on request from the owner or the owner's designated agent.[1]

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

Tax rate used: 1.045% 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 Siskiyou County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Siskiyou County was worth $309,500, and the median property tax its owners paid was $1,973 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$309,500

Margin of error ±$11,190.

Median property tax paid per year

$1,973

Margin of error ±$88.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.64%

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

Owner-occupied homes

13,203

Margin of error ±523.

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 Siskiyou County?

Siskiyou County reappraises a property on a change in ownership or new construction and issues one-time supplemental assessments for the difference. Siskiyou County's lien date is January 1, when taxes become a lien for the following July-to-June fiscal year.

Reassessment cycle

Siskiyou County reappraises a property on a change in ownership or new construction and issues one-time supplemental assessments for the difference.[6]

Valuation date

Siskiyou County's lien date is January 1, when taxes become a lien for the following July-to-June fiscal year.[7]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

The Siskiyou County Assessor values property each year at the lesser of its factored base year value or market value, giving a temporary reduction when market value is lower.[8]

What other rules apply in Siskiyou County?

Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors): The appeal guide Siskiyou County posts says taxes must still be paid on time while an appeal is pending; a reduction brings a refund with interest.

Paying the tax while you appealSiskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors)

The appeal guide Siskiyou County posts says taxes must still be paid on time while an appeal is pending; a reduction brings a refund with interest.[4]

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 Siskiyou County appeals board (Clerk of the Board of Supervisors):

• Filing fee