Welcome to the Ada County Assessor's Office

Robert H. McQuade Ada County Assessor Located in the Courthouse Complex East of the Courthouse building: 190 East Front Street, Suite 107 Boise, ID 83702 Phone: ( 208) 287-7200 Fax: ( 208) 287-7209 E-MAIL US!

News & Information  The 2012 Personal Property Declarations are in the mail.  The 2012 schedules are available here.   How are we doing?  If you've visited one of our offices lately, we'd like your feedback.  Use our online Comment Card form for Appraisal/Land Records or D.M.V.  On September 7, the State Tax Commission adopted Resolution 11-08, decreasing the maximum homeowner’s exemption to $83,974 for 2012.  The law requires the index for calculation of the maximum homeowner’s exemption each year to be based on the change in the House Price Index published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.  Would you like the Assessor to speak at your event?  Submit our online request!  We've gone green!  Try our new online Homeowner's Exemption application!  You will need your parcel number (use our Property Search link) and your Idaho Driver's License number for validation. Watch the video explaining how property taxes and valuations are determined in Idaho:

Property Search Contact Information Documents and Forms Motor Vehicles

 

HOW ARE WE DOING? "Sandy was wonderful - very helpful - very happy.  Loved working with her.  She really helped us." John J. of Meridian

GENERAL INFORMATION: our archives for  Frequently Asked Questions, Documents and Forms, Publications and links to State Codes and Rules!

Please read our 2011 Strategic Plan containing our philosophy, values, vision, mission, goals and objectives.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION coordinates processing of property tax Homeowner's Exemptions and Circuit Breaker Tax Reductions. It also has information about Ada County Assessor Robert H. McQuade and the Division's mission statement.

APPRAISAL DIVISION - Our mission is to provide Ada County Taxpayers with efficient, accurate and equitable property appraisals. The Appraisal Division has two main web pages: REAL PROPERTY (Residential / Commercial) and PERSONAL PROPERTY.

LAND RECORDS DIVISION maintains the county's official plat maps and processes property deeds. It also maintains our Online Property Information System, which features our GIS data. This is the place to see parcel maps, parcel characteristics and parcel value information.

MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION page has information about vehicle registration and licensing, license plate designs and fees.  Get out of line and Save Time!  Use this link to the Idaho Transportation Department's new On-Line Vehicle Registration page .

VPN SERVICE - In an effort to provide better service, Ada County has developed a method of remote access to our database called VPN (Virtual Private Network). The VPN service allows you to connect to the Assessor's Public Property Tax System using your Internet connection.

 Use this link to access the Idaho State Tax Commission's Property Tax page which addresses topics such as Tax Policy, Codes & Rules, Exemptions, Summaries, Tax Burden Studies and statistics.

These two excellent public information brochures are provided by the International Association of Assessing Officers. For the Property Owner Who Wants to Know and Understanding Your Assessment.

You can change your mailing address for Real Property in Ada County by any of these methods:

1. Fax us at (208) 287-7209. You will need your parcel number and property address for reference.

2. Mail the Change of Address form to us, at:

Address Change
Ada County Assessor
190 E. Front Street Suite 107
Boise, ID 83702

3. E-mail us, by using the on-line Change of Address form, with your parcel information.
4. In person.

COMMENTS? QUESTIONS?

You can communicate with an Assessor's Office employee at any time! Just click here to e-mail us today!