Board of Assessors & Assessors Department

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Assessed Values for 2009

The Springfield Board of Assessors has issued valuations for all Real Estate and Personal Property accounts for Fiscal Year 2009.  Tax bills will be mailed on or before December 31, 2008.

The values represent the full fair cash value of the property as of January 1, 2008 based on sales of comparable properties and market information during calendar year 2007 and part of 2008. 

The list of properties is sorted in alphabetical order by street name.
2009 valuations list (6.7 mb) and comparable sales list in Excel format
2009 valuations list (5 mb) and comparable sales list in PDF format

The Assessors Property Card Lookups has been updated with FY 2009 valuations

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FY 2009 Overvalue Applications

The filing deadline for Fiscal Year 2009 Overvalues Applications for both Real and Personal Property was February 2, 2009.  This deadline cannot be waived by the Assessors for any reason.  If your application is not timely filed, you lose your rights to an abatement and, by law, the Assessors cannot grant you one for Fiscal Year 2009.  An application was considered filed when received by the Assessors Office or mailed by US Mail, first class postage pre-paid to the proper address of the Assessors on or before February 2, 2009 as shown by the postmark made by the United States Postal Service.

FY 2009 Property Tax Information

The 2009 Residential Tax Rate for Springfield is $17.89 per $1,000 of value, and the Commercial/Industrial/Personal Property Tax Rate is $36.98 per $1,000 of value. View more  2009 Property Tax Information:
Excel file
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Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a question, please review the following FAQs.

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