Sutter County, California property tax appeals

Who hears a Sutter County appeal?

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Where is the Sutter County office?

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When were past Sutter County deadlines?

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

The soonest deadline we list: Sutter County, Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 — Closes November 30, 2026.

When a filing counts as on timeSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

Sutter County treats an Application for Changed Assessment postmarked by the US Postal Service on or before the deadline as filed on time.[1]

Deadline detailSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 · Filing period

Sutter County's regular appeal filing period is July 2 to November 30; an application postmarked by the deadline is on time.[1]

Who decides a property tax appeal in Sutter County?

Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1: The Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board's decision is final and not reheard; the owner or the Sutter County Assessor may seek review in superior court. Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1: In Sutter County the filing is an assessment appeal on the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH), heard by the Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board.

Appeal stepsSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

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

What the appeal is calledSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

In Sutter County the filing is an assessment appeal on the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH), heard by the Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board.[2]

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

Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1: In Sutter County a mailed application postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service on or before the deadline is on time. Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1: Sutter County publishes its own copy of the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH) with filing instructions.

How to fileSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

In Sutter County a mailed application postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service on or before the deadline is on time.[1]

FormsSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

Sutter County publishes its own copy of the Assessment Appeal Application (BOE-305-AH) with filing instructions.[2]

Who may fileSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

On the Sutter County application, an agent must be authorized in writing unless the agent is a California attorney or the owner's spouse, child, parent or registered domestic partner.[2]

Who may fileSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 · Optional

In Sutter County an owner may be represented by an authorized agent or attorney, but does not have to be.[1]

Informal reviewSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

In Sutter County you can ask the Assessor for an informal Prop 8 decline-in-value review on the Assessor's form.[3]

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

Tax rate used: 1.089% 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 Sutter County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Sutter County was worth $433,500, and the median property tax its owners paid was $3,268 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value

$433,500

Margin of error ±$7,299.

Median property tax paid per year

$3,268

Margin of error ±$167.

Median tax as a share of median value

0.75%

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

Owner-occupied homes

20,417

Margin of error ±730.

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 Sutter County?

In Sutter County a supplemental assessment follows a reassessment after a change in ownership (such as buying a home) or new construction. A Sutter County regular appeal is about whether the January 1 value of the current year is below the assessed value on the tax bill.

Reassessment cycle

In Sutter County a supplemental assessment follows a reassessment after a change in ownership (such as buying a home) or new construction.[1]

Valuation date

A Sutter County regular appeal is about whether the January 1 value of the current year is below the assessed value on the tax bill.[1]

Level of assessmentDecline in value

Sutter County applies Prop 8: a temporary reduction when a property's market value on January 1 falls below its factored base year value.[5]

What other rules apply in Sutter County?

Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1: Filing a Sutter County appeal does not postpone the tax bill: taxes are still due by the dates on the bill.

Paying the tax while you appealSutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1

Filing a Sutter County appeal does not postpone the tax bill: taxes are still due by the dates on the bill.[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 Sutter County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1:

• Filing fee