2017 Assessment Notifications
The Cedar Rapids City Assessor’s Office will mail residential, commercial, industrial, multi-residential and agricultural assessment notices to Cedar Rapids property owners on March 27, 2017 informing them of the January 1, 2017 assessment. Properties with no change in value from 2016 will not receive a notice from the City Assessor’s Office.
The 2017 assessment contained in the notification is the gross assessment and will include qualifying exemptions and abatements computed by the Cedar Rapids City Assessor’s Office. It does not include the state designated rollbacks, homestead, military and business property tax credits or exemptions calculated and applied by the Linn County Auditor’s office.
The 2017 assessment is the basis of property taxes payable July through September 2018 (1st half taxes) and January through March 2019 (2nd half taxes).
To review assessment information please visit the City Assessor’s website at cedarrapids.iowaassessors.com. The website will be updated with the 2017 assessment information on Monday, March 27, 2017.
The Cedar Rapids City Assessor’s Office will conduct an informal appeal and review period from Monday, April 3, 2017 through Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Any property owner who wishes to discuss or challenge the 2017 assessment may contact the Cedar Rapids City Assessor’s Office at 319-286-5888 to set up an appointment with a staff member. We highly recommend property owners contact our office as soon as possible to ensure timely processing of requests.
Petitions to the Board of Review may be obtained from the City Assessor’s Office located in the City of Cedar Rapids City Services Center 500 15th Ave SW. Property owners may also contact the Assessor’s Office at crassessor@cedar-rapids.org or 319-286-5888 to receive a petition form by email or mail. Petitions to the Cedar Rapids Board of Review may also be downloaded from the City Assessor’s website at cedarrapids.iowaassessors.com/forms.php or from the Iowa Department of Revenue’s website at tax.iowa.gov/form-types/property-tax?combine=&page=2
Property owners that choose to file an appeal with the Cedar Rapids Board of Review may view the Board of Reviews Rules of Procedures on the City Assessor’s website at cedarrapids.iowaassessors.com/forms.php.
As the April 30 deadline for appeal to the Board of Review falls on a Sunday this year, all petitions received by Monday, May 1, 2017 will be considered filed on time. Petitions received after May 1 with a U.S. postal mark of May 1 or sooner will be considered filed on time.