Aaron P. Powers, City Assessor
    Andrew Falkenberg, Deputy Assessor

The Assessor's Office is responsible for performing and maintaining property assessments for the equitable distribution of the property tax burden under the current law.  The office compiles special assessment rolls, administers the Board of Review and maintains ownership records for the City of Kalamazoo for both real and personal property.  The Assessing office also maintains property descriptions and maps for taxing purposes.   Assessing provides the City Treasurer with taxable value on all City properties; these values are used to produce annual tax bills.

Link to our current assessing and tax data:

City of Kalamazoo Assessing and Tax Database (BS&A website)

The property data is hosted on the BS&A Software Inc. website and is a representation of the City of Kalamazoo's assessment and tax records. This information is generally current, but users may wish to verify the information with the public primary sources.

Information available in this database:

· Assessed value of any house or building in Kalamazoo
· Market Value
· Year Built
· Square Footage
· Legal Description
· Land Parcel Size
· Previous Owner

After clicking the above link, input the property address, parcel number or owner's name to obtain the desired information.

For verification of assessment information, please contact the Assessor's Office at (269) 337-8011. For Tax billing information, please contact the Treasurer's office at (269) 337-8036. For zoning information, please call (269) 337-8044. The City of Kalamazoo assumes no liability for the information contained on this site.

 

Link to historic assessing record cards --Click here to search on the City's historic property record cards

Here are links to helpful information and tools about property taxes:

Guide to Property Taxes. (.pdf)

Property Tax Estimator (.xlsx)

Understanding Taxable Value in a declining market (.pdf)

Frequently asked questions about property taxes (.pdf).

 

City of Kalamazoo Property Tax Forms and Reports:

Hardship Application and Information (.pdf)

Property Tax Exemption Application (.pdf)

Form to Combine Parcels (.pdf)

Land Division Application (.pdf)

Residential Sales for 2013 Assessments (.pdf)

Commercial & Industrial Sales for 2013 Assessments (.pdf)

Vacant Land Sales for 2013 Assessments (.pdf)

Map of Assessment Neighborhoods (.pdf) Large file--4.7 MB

Map of Exempt and Tax-Abated Parcels (.pdf) Large file--2.1 MB

 

State of Michigan Property Tax Forms and Information:

Summer Tax Deferment (.pdf)

Principal Residence Exemption

Property Transfer Affidavit (.pdf)

Video Explaining Michigan Property Taxes

Michigan Taxpayers Guide (.pdf)

Personal Property reporting forms

Links to other sites of interest:

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

State Tax Commission

Michigan Legislature

Michigan Department of Treasury

BS&A Public Site (Assessing/tax info for other Michigan jurisdictions)

Kalamazoo County