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Mower County Assessors
Office
201 1st Street NE, Austin MN
55912
(507) 437-9440
The County Assessor is responsible
for equalization of assessments throughout Mower County. The Department
accomplishes this by listing, classifying, and valuing all property
subject to the property tax. Most of the activities performed by the
Department are requirements of State law.
The County Assessor administers
the assessment for the County, including supervision of Department
staff. This includes advising the local jurisdictions on assessment
matters, conducting statistical studies to test the accuracy of the
assessment ratios, providing programs, procedures, policies, and maps to
assist, preparation of appraisals and supporting documentation for the
County Board for equalization and Tax Court appeals, and advising the
County Board of the uniformity of assessments to accomplish county-wide
equalization.
In addition, the County Assessor
provides all appraisal and assessment services required within the
Unorganized Townships of the County and all organized jurisdictions who
contract with the County for assessment services. This includes
periodic reappraisals of parcels located within each taxing district,
inspection of all changes to each property which may affect its value,
administration of the homestead and other classifications, processing of
splits and consolidations of property, reviewing valuation and
classification appeals from taxpayers, and assisting the Local Boards of
Review in evaluating appeals.
We hope you find our website
useful and informative. If you have any questions, feel free to contact
us directly. Internet
Access for Mower County Appraisal Information
Mower County is pleased to announce the Internet
Access for out appraisal and tax information is now ready to use.
The homepage may be viewed at
www.mower.minnesotaassessors.com
The 'Basic Search' allows a site visitor to
search by address or parcel number. Viewers of a parcel will see a
picture (if available), the parcel number, address, legal and the
current value information.
The 'Advanced Search' is available to a visitor by the purchase
of a subscription. Subscribing viewers may search by address,
parcel number, legal, deed holder name or contract buyer name.
Parcel information available to subscribers includes a picture (if
available), the parcel number, deed holder name, contract buyer name,
address, legal, current value, building value information, yard extra
information, sale information, tax information, and a sketch.
Currently, information on properties in Mower
County is limited to the cities of Adams, Austin, Brownsdale, Elkton,
Leroy, Lyle, Mapleview, Racine, Rose Creek, Sargeant, Taopi, and
Waltham. Part of the property information in the city of
Grand Meadow is available. At this time no information is
available for the Townships. As more information is entered,
it will be made available.
Subscription Information
Subscriptions may be purchased in two ways- an
annual subscription or a daily subscription.
Annual subscriptions good for the remainder of
2004 sell for $100.00. Annual subscriptions good for all of 2005
will sell for $200.00 but will not be available for purchase until
December of 2004. Daily subscriptions are good for the remainder
of the purchase day only and sell for $10.00.
To Purchase a subscription, please contact
subscriptions AT co.mower.mn.us
(replace
AT with @) or call (507) 437-9494 |
