Howard County Assessor . The assessor is charged with several administrative and statutory duties. The primary duty and responsibility is to assess all real property within the Assessor's jurisdiction, except that which is otherwise provided by law. This would include residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural classes of property.
Real property is revalued every two years.
The effective date of the assessment is January first of each year. The assessor determines a full or partial value for all new construction and improvements depending upon their state of completion as of that January first date. .