California

The assessed value of property in California is the lower of: (1) the current market value or (2) the base year market value at the time of sale, with only a 2% increase allowed annually regardless of actual market increases.

Check out the list of California Assessor's Office providing links to some for more information about the county's current policies. Provided by James Bohn & Associates.

County	Phone Number	Additional Information (Searchable databases in bold.)
Statewide	213-974-3211 (LA County)
Alameda	510-272-3755	Alameda Assessor
Alpine	530-694-2283	Alpine Assessor
Amador	209-223-6351
Butte	530-538-7721
Calaveras	209-754-6356	Calaveras Assessor
Colusa	530-458-0450	Colusa County
Contra Costa	925-313-7400	Contra Costa GIS
Del Norte	707-464-7200	Del Norte County
El Dorado	530-621-5719	El Dorado Assessor
Fresno	209-488-3514	Fresno Assessor
Glenn	530-934-6402	Glenn County Assessor
Humboldt	707-445-7276	Humboldt County Assessor
Imperial	760-482-4244	Imperial County
Inyo	760-878-0303	Inyo County
Kern	661-868-3485	Kern County Assessor
Kings	209-582-3211	Kings County Assessor
Lake	707-263-2302	Lake County
Lassen	530-251-8241	Lassen County Assessor
Los Angeles*	213-974-3211 or 3101	Los Angeles Assessor  Direct link
Madera	559-675-7710	Madera County Assessor
Marin	415-499-7215 or 7198	Marin Assessor
Mariposa	209-966-2332	Mariposa Assessor (frames)
Mendocino	707-463-4311	Mendocino Assessor
Merced	209-385-7632 or 7631	Merced Assessor
Modoc	916-233-6218
Mono	760-932-5510	Mono County
Monterey	831-755-5035	Monterey Assessor  (parcel ID required)
Napa	707-253-4466	Napa Assessor
Nevada	530-265-1232	Nevada County GIS
Orange*	714-834-2727	Orange County Assessor
Placer	530-889-4300	Placer Assessor
Plumas	916-283-6380	Plumas Assessor
Riverside	909-766-2500 or 909-275-6250	Riverside Assessor Also Riverside Property Info Ctr
Sacramento	916-874-5231 or 5261	Sacramento Assessor and GIS
San Benito	731-637-4030	San Benito
San Bernadino	909-387-6730	San Bernadino Assessor
San Diego	619-236-3771	San Diego Assessor/Recorder
San Francisco	415-554-5596 or 5507	City & County of San Fran Data
San Joaquin	209-468-2630	San Joaquin Assessor
San Luis Obispo	805-781-5643	San Luis Obispo
San Mateo	650-363- 4500	San Mateo Assessor
Santa Barbara*	805-568-2550	Santa Barbara Assessor
Santa Clara	408-299-5400 x0	Santa Clara Assessor
Santa Cruz	408-454-2002	Santa Cruz Assessor
Shasta	530-225-3600	Shasta Assessor-Recorder
Sierra	916-289-3283	Sierra Treasurer
Siskiyou	530-842-8036	Siskiyou Assessor
Solano	707-421-6200	Solano Assessor/Recorder
Sonoma	707-527-1888	Sonoma County Assessor
Stanislaus	209-525-6461	Stanislaus Assessor
Sutter	530-822-7160	Sutter Assessor
Tehama	530-527-5931	Tehama Assessor
Trinity	916-623-1257	Trinity Assessor
Tulare	209-733-6361	Tulare Assessor/Recorder
Toulomne	209-533-5535
Ventura*	805-654-2181	Ventura Assessor
Yolo	916-666-8135	Yolo County Assessor
Yuba	530-741-6221

* The Los Angeles Times provides a free searchable database of sales records for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties through a feature called "DataQuick."

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Last Updated on 05/09/2008

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