Assessor

Ensuring Fair and Accurate Property Assessments for Richland County

The Richland County Assessor’s Office is responsible for valuing and listing all real property for tax purposes. We maintain up-to-date property ownership records and ensure accurate assessments that support fair and equitable taxation.

Our office also reviews applications for legal residence (primary residence), agricultural use assessments, and handles a variety of other property-related services.

What We Do

• Appraise real property and mobile homes for ad valorem tax
• Conduct a Countywide reassessment every five years
• Maintain an inventory of mobile homes in the County
• Maintain records of deed sale transactions, building permits, tax maps and other records necessary for a continuous reassessment program
• Review and qualify real properties for legal residence and agricultural special assessments
• Handle appeals on the value of real property, legal residence and agricultural special assessments
• Produce an annual certified assessment roll for ad valorem taxation for all properties within the Assessor’s jurisdiction
• Process Rollback taxes for changes in use from agricultural to alternate use and provide estimated rollback upon request
• Maintain and process multiple lot discounts, home owners associations, builder/developer discounts, commercial ATI exemptions and active military residential exemptions
• Change mailing addresses for real property and mobile home owners as requested

Community Engagement

Our team is committed to proactive communication, education, and outreach to ensure residents understand property assessments, eligible exemptions, their impact on taxes, and the appeal processes.