O'Brien County, Iowa Tax Assessors' Office
712-957-8014 (Fax) Where is the O'Brien County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the O'Brien County Assessor's Office do for me?
The O'Brien County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in O'Brien County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a O'Brien County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the O'Brien County Assessor's Office at (712) 957 3205 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful O'Brien County Facts:
The median home value in O'Brien County is between $77,232.00 and $88,768.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact O'Brien County?
You can try contacting the O'Brien County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for O'Brien County is located in the County Courthouse in Primghar, which is where the O'Brien County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to O'Brien County with the contact info listed below.
O'Brien County Phone Number
O'Brien County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
155 S. Hayes Avenue
Primghar, IA 51245-0000