Assessment & Tax

Part of the Regrid Parcel Schemas reference. Label definitions, source/standardization value meanings, and live coverage access are on that parent page. ⭐ marks the recommended field for its job; fields marked API Queryable can filter the /parcels/query endpoint (max 4 fields per query).

parval — Total Parcel Value

Description: Total Parcel Value - in US Dollars (from Assessor's data)

Use it for: What the parcel's worth

Do not use it for: Pay attention to the value type. Valuation methods vary by state. This may not be what the house would sell for on the open market.

Related fields: landval, improvval, parvaltype, saleprice
Units: US Dollars · Valid range: 0+, typically less than 1,000,000,000
Coverage: See parval_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: property value, assessed value, how much is it worth, total value, parcel value (field aliases: total_value, assessed_value, total_assessed_value, just_value)

parvaltype — Parcel Value Type

Description: Parcel Value Type - Describes the type or the method the Assessor used to determine and record the values in the parcel value attributes below

Use it for: There are many ways of defining a parcel's value, eg. assessed vs market value

Do not use it for: Ignoring before comparing parval across places - some jurisdictions report assessed value, others market value. Always check parvaltype first.

Related fields: parval
Example: Appraised, Assessed, Taxable, Market, Market Value
Coverage: See parvaltype_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: value type, assessed or market value (field aliases: valuation_method, assessment_method, value_type)

landval — Land Value

Description: Land Value - in US Dollars (from Assessor's data)

Use it for: Value of the land without any buildings or improvements

Related fields: parval, improvval
Units: US Dollars · Valid range: 0+, typically less than 1,000,000,000
Coverage: See landval_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: land value, value of the land (field aliases: land_value, site_value)

improvval — Improvement Value

Description: Improvement Value - in US Dollars (from Assessor's data)

Use it for: Value of any buildngs or other improvements on the land

Related fields: parval, landval
Units: US Dollars · Valid range: 0+, typically less than 1,000,000,000
Coverage: See improvval_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: improvement value, building value, structure value (field aliases: improvement_value, building_value, improvements_value, bldg_value)

agval — Agricultural Value

Description: Agricultural Value - in US Dollars (from Assessor's data)

Use it for: Agricultural value of the land. Often taxed and calculated differently than other parcel values by the county to support farming-related activities.

Do not use it for: How this is calculated, and if it includes structures vs just land, varies greatly from place to place

Units: US Dollars · Valid range: 0+, typically less than 1,000,000,000
Coverage: See agval_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: agricultural value, ag value, farm value (field aliases: agricultural_value, use_value, productivity_value)

taxamt — Annual Tax Bill

Description: Annual Tax Bill - in US Dollars (from Assessor's data)

Use it for: The annual property tax bill amount, where provided by the county.

Related fields: taxyear, parval
Units: US Dollars
Coverage: See taxamt_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: property tax, tax bill, annual taxes, how much tax (field aliases: tax_amount, annual_tax, total_tax)

taxyear — Tax Year

Description: The county provided year the tax related values apply to. When the county specifies a tax year or assessor's tax year, we record it in this attribute.

Use it for: The year the tax bill will be charged. Various counties track this in differnt ways. Sometimes you pay next year's bill this year; Sometimes this year's bill is dated for the previous calendar year.

Related fields: taxamt
Units: Year · Valid range: Within a few years of this year · Example: 2020
Coverage: See taxyear_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: tax year (field aliases: tax_year, levy_year, assessment_year)

homestead_exemption — Homestead Exemption

Description: A county-provided indicator that the parcel is eligible for county-provided exemptions for homeowners / owner occupied structures / homestead tax exemptions.

Use it for: Indicates if the owner considers the property their primary residence.

Do not use it for: There's not one single homestead exemption type that this field indicates, it indicates any possible homestead exemption for that parcel, depending on the county's way of tracking this information.

Example: homeowner
Coverage: See homestead_exemption_pct in the live Coverage Report CSV.

Also known as: homestead, primary residence, owner occupied, homestead exemption (field aliases: homestead, primary_residence_exemption, owner_occupied_exemption, PRE)