Lower your Sacramento County property taxes
The Sacramento County Assessor sets your value each January 1 and posts new values on July 1. If your home was worth less than its assessed value, the Assessor offers a free online informal review from July 1 to December 31. 30% of first-year savings, only if you save.
What a too-high value costs you
If your home is assessed at $520,000 but similar homes point to about $485,000, you're taxed on $35,000 too much. At a 1.15% rate that's about $403 a year. Our fee would be $121; you'd keep $282.
What gets missed in Sacramento County
- The free review runs past November 30. The Assessor's informal review stays open to December 31, but it does not preserve your formal appeal rights after November 30.
- Paper-only appeals. The Clerk only accepts paper applications with an original signature. An online draft that is never mailed is not filed.
- Condition. The roll can't see an original kitchen, a worn roof or foundation work.
- Wrong comparisons. Sales from a newer subdivision with larger lots.
Insider tip: File the Assessor's free online informal review first. If you also want a formal appeal, mail or deliver the signed paper application with the $30 fee by November 30.
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| January 1 | Valuation date for the 2027–28 roll |
| March 31 | Last day for sales that can support a January 1 value (90 days) |
| July 1 | 2027–28 assessed values available |
| July 1 – December 31, 2027 | Free online informal review with the Assessor |
| July 2 – November 30, 2027 | Formal appeal window with the Clerk of the Board ($30 per application) |
| Within 2 years of filing | Assessment Appeals Board must decide unless you agree to extend |
| December 10, 2027 / April 10, 2028 | First / second tax installment delinquent if unpaid |
Sources: Sacramento County Assessor — Informal review period · Sacramento County Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals · BOE LTA 2026/023 — filing periods. Dates are checked each year; confirm with the county for your property.
Exemptions to check
The homeowners' exemption takes $7,000 off the taxable value of your main home; file Form BOE-266 by February 15 for the full amount. Disabled veterans may qualify for a much larger exemption, and Prop 19 lets owners 55 and over move their tax base. We check your exemptions free at sign-up.
Sacramento County questions
Is there a fee to appeal in Sacramento County?
The formal appeal has a nonrefundable $30 processing fee per application, each year. The Assessor's informal review is free.
How do I file a formal appeal?
On paper only. Mail or deliver the original, signed application to the Clerk of the Board at 700 H Street, Suite 2450, or the South County Service Center.
I missed November 30. Now what?
Sign up anyway. The Assessor's informal review is open until December 31, and the next appeal window opens July 2, 2027.