Property Tax Appeals · Missouri
Appeal your property taxes
in Missouri.
Missouri reassesses in odd-numbered years, and assessors must notify you when your value increases. The path runs: informal review with the county assessor’s office, appeal to the county Board of Equalization (generally filed by the second Monday in July), and then a fresh appeal to the State Tax Commission, whose hearing officers function much like a tax court. Residential property is assessed at 19% of market value, so the fight is over the market value behind that math — and decisions lean heavily on adjusted comparable sales as of January 1 of the reassessment year, which is what a licensed appraisal puts on the record.
Appeals to the county Board of Equalization are due by the second Monday in July in most counties — charter counties like St. Louis and Jackson set their own dates. Reassessment notices arrive in odd-numbered years.
The State Tax Commission level is where documentation quality really pays: it decides value fresh on the evidence presented, without deference to the BOE’s number.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Missouri labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed MO appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Missouri counties
Missouri questions
Start with the assessor’s informal review when odd-year reassessment notices arrive in spring, then file with your county Board of Equalization by the second Monday in July (charter counties can differ — check yours). A State Tax Commission appeal follows if needed.
For residential property, yes — assessed value is 19% of the assessor’s market value estimate. Divide the assessed value by 0.19 to see the market value you’re actually disputing.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.