The Assessor’s Office is a state-mandated program that establishes an estimate of fair market value on all residential, commercial, business personal property, industrial land and all industrial improvement values less than $1,000,000 in Jackson County for tax purposes.  The Assessor’s Office administers all laws governing the assessment and appraisal of all properties in Jackson County, maintains records and maps, documents ownership changes recorded in the Clerk’s Office, verifies all sales that occur in Jackson County, determines real estate market trends, property tax exemptions, farm and forest special assessments and prepares and levies taxes.