Property Assessor

Ronda Clanton, Assessor of Property
The Property Assessor is responsible for the evaluation of all real property, the cadastral mapping of the county, valuation of all business personal property and maintaining ownership records. The property assessor prepares the tax rolls for the trustee and all the municipalities.
The assessor determines the value of all property in the county, whether real, personal or mixed, including mineral rights, leaseholds and all other property except property of public utilities valued by the State. The Assessor maintains the property tax, maps of the county, and keeps current indexes of taxpayers; including a description of the property on the tax, and books sufficient to identify it. The Assessor also reports assessments to the local and state boards of equalization. Taxpayers who feel that the assessor has placed an unfair value on their property may appeal to the local board of equalization and then to the State Board of Equalization.
The Property Assessor is elected, at large, for a four year term. The present Assessor is Ronda Clanton, who has served Bedford County since September 1, 1996.
Organization
The office of the Property Assessor is organized into several divisions: Property Appraisal, Data Management, Verification, Cadastral Mapping, Greenbelt Appraisal and assisting the public with their needs.The Property Appraisal Division appraises the value of all property in the County. Responsibilities within the Division are further divided into four sections: Residential & Farm Real Property, Commercial Real Property, and Personal Property.
Contact us:
The property assessor's office is located on the third floor of Bedford County Courthouse Annex, on the west side of the square.
100 West Side SquareSuite 301
Shelbyville, TN 37160
(931) 684-6390
Fax: (931) 680-1199