Daviess County Assessor
Crystal N. Ostby
The primary functions of the County Assessor's Office are:
- Assessment of Real Property for all of the townships in Daviess County
- Real Estate and Personal Property Appeals
- Non-taxable exemptions
- Assessment of All Farmers and Business Personal Property - All forms to be mailed to the County Assessor
- Assessment of mobile homes
The County Assessor identifies, lists and calculates the assessed value of all Real and Personal property in the county. In general, the County Assessor performs the following duties:
- Advises and instructs the County's Assessors.
- Oversees the general reassessment process.
- Serves as Member/Secretary of the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
- Insures countywide uniform Property Assessment Equalization.
- Discovers and identifies omitted property.
- Calculates the assessed value of all real property in each taxing district.
- Verifies and reviews the self-reported values of all personal property in each taxing district.
- Calculates the total assessed value of each taxing district.
- Certifies current assessments to the County Auditor's Office.
- Utilizes recent sales of land (Sales Disclosures) to establish base market rates and values in each neighborhood, adjusts base values for location, nearness to amenities and other influence factors.
- Is responsible for the selection of Assessment Software and Computer Systems.