Property Tax Search
Every property's assessed value, tax bill, and payment history is public record. Here's how to look up the property taxes on any home in the United States — by address, owner name, or parcel number — and what to do with what you find.
The right assessment office, website, phone, and appeal deadline for every U.S. county.
3,100+ county profiles: where to search records, rates, and how to appeal locally.
Found the assessment? Run it through our free calculator to see if it's too high.
How to search property taxes, step by step
- Identify the county the property sits in — that's who assesses and bills it. If you're not sure, our assessment district finder maps every county and lists the office that handles it.
- Search the assessor's site by address, owner name, or parcel number. You'll see the current assessed value, property characteristics (square footage, year built, lot size), exemptions on file, and usually several years of value history.
- Check the collector or treasurer's site for the tax bill itself: the amount due, each jurisdiction's rate, due dates, and whether past bills were paid. In some counties the assessor and collector share one portal.
- Pull the neighbors too. Because records are public, you can search comparable homes on your street. If similar houses are assessed lower than yours, that's the backbone of an equity appeal — our property tax records guide shows how to turn what you find into evidence.
What the search turns up decides your next move: an assessment above what your home would sell for — or above what similar homes are assessed at — is worth appealing, and a missing homestead or senior exemption is worth fixing the same week. Run the free Exemption Checkup to see everything you qualify for.
Property tax search by state
Each state guide covers where to search records, how assessments work, current rates, exemptions, and the exact appeal process and deadline.
Property tax search FAQs
How do I look up the property taxes on a house?
Search the county assessor's (or appraisal district's) website for the property's address or parcel number to see its assessed value, and the county treasurer or tax collector's site for the actual bill and payment history. Property Tax Edge's free assessment-district finder gives you the right office, website, and phone number for every U.S. county.
Are property tax records public?
Yes. Assessed values, tax amounts, exemptions on file, ownership, and payment status are public records in all 50 states. Anyone can look them up — you don't need to be the owner, and searching is free through the county's official sites.
Can I search property taxes by address?
In nearly every county, yes. County assessor and collector sites let you search by street address, owner name, or parcel/account number. A parcel number gets the most precise match; it's printed on your tax bill and assessment notice.
Why would I search a property's tax records?
Common reasons: checking what a home you're buying will really cost per year, verifying your own assessment is fair, comparing your assessment to similar neighboring homes (the core of an equity appeal), confirming exemptions were applied, or checking that a payment posted.
Is a property tax search free?
Yes — official county sites are free for basic records, and so are all of Property Tax Edge's lookup tools. Be wary of third-party sites that charge for the same public data or sell 'reports' assembled from it.