Assessor

Office Hours

Current Office Hours
8:30 – 4:30 CST Monday - Friday

Hours Effective June 1, 2023
8-5 CST Monday - Thursday
8-1 CST Friday

Phone

402-376-1630

Fax

402-376-1893

Address

365 N Main St #7
Valentine, NE 69201

Email

Assessor

Deputy Assessor

Links

2022 Certification of
Taxable Values

2021 Certification of
Taxable Values

General FAQ's

Nebraska Tax Equalization
and Review Commission

Personal Property

Real Estate

Homestead Exemptions

Permissive Exemptions FAQ's

Mobile Homes FAQ's 

USDA Web Soil Survey

Improvement Information Statement

Water Issues

 NE Department of Revenue

Nebraska Department of Property Assessment and Taxation

Homestead Exemption InformationHomestead Exemption Information

Personal Property

Real Property

Jackie Moreland

Assessor

Andrea Andre

Deputy Assessor

Daniel Bauer

Office Clerk

Dusti Goodrich

Office Clerk

Duties and Qualifications

The County Assessor is an elected official who has the general supervision over and the direction of the assessment of all property in his or her county. The duties are prescribed by Nebraska Statutes, Rules and Regulations (Chapter 77), which have the effect of law. The following is a partial list of those duties:

  • Administer the assessment statutes of Nebraska law.
  • Establish and maintain fair and equitable value on all real and personal property within the county.
  • Attend all meetings of the County Board of Equalization.
  • Review all applications for religious, charitable and educational tax exemptions.
  • Maintain cadastral records (i.e., parcel maps) on all property in the county.
  • Prepare abstract of value and certification of taxes levied for State Property Tax Administrator.
  • Prepare annual tax roll for the County Treasurer.
  • The County Assessor must hold and maintain a valid certificate.
  • Attend mandatory workshops.
  • Obtain a minimum of 30 hours of continued education bi-yearly.  

Online Access

Geographic Information System data has been collected by the Cherry County Assessor’s Office for their assessment purposes.  The Assessor’s Office does not take responsibility for any other use of this information by the public.

This information is available at: https://cherry.gworks.com

General Information Available from this office:

  • Tax district information on a property in Cherry County
  • Ownership of a property in Cherry County
  • Valuation information on a property in Cherry County
  • Valuation of improvements on a property in Cherry County
  • Age of a structure in Cherry County
  • Size and dimensions of a parcel in Cherry County
  • Eligibility information on Homestead Exemptions
  • How to file a property protest in Cherry County

New Construction / Alterations: In order that improvements to real property are properly assessed for property tax purposes, no building amounting to a value of two thousand five hundred dollars or more shall hereafter be erected, or structurally altered or repaired, and no electrical, heating, plumbing, or other installation or connection, or other improvement to real property, amounting to a value of two thousand five hundred dollars or more, shall hereafter be made until an information statement has been filed with the county assessor in the county in which the improvement is to be made. - Nebraska Revised Statute 77-1318.01

 

How Values Change

  • Fluctuations in the market
  • Outside influences on the property
  • Addition or removal of improvements
  • Remodel or rehabilitation

Property Tax Exemptions

  • Charitable facilities
  • Educational facilities
  • Religious facilities
  • Certain seniors or persons with disabilities