Jo Daviess County, Illinois Tax Assessors' Office
Jo Daviess County Assessment Office 330 North Bench Street
Jo Daviess County Courthouse, Room 105
Galena, Illinois 61036
815-777-9422 (Fax) Where is the Jo Daviess County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Jo Daviess County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Jo Daviess County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Jo Daviess County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Jo Daviess County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Jo Daviess County Assessor's Office at (815) 777 1016 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Jo Daviess County Facts:
The median home value in Jo Daviess County is between $131,742.00 and $144,258.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Jo Daviess County?
You can try contacting the Jo Daviess County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in the County Courthouse in Galena, which is where the Jo Daviess County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Jo Daviess County with the contact info listed below.
Jo Daviess County Phone Number
Jo Daviess County Fax Number
Jo Daviess County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
330 N Bench St
Galena, IL 61036-1828
Useful Jo Daviess County Links:
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Jo Daviess County Government Homepage
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Jo Daviess County Assessors' Office Homepage
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