Compare and view property values on the Property Information WebMAP.
If you own property in Lethbridge, your property assessment notice will arrive in the mail in January, and your property tax notice will arrive in May.
Your property assessment is used to determine your share of the total property taxes your City needs to provide the services and infrastructure, as established in the annual budget.
The change in your property assessment compared to the overall change for all property in your assessment class determines whether you will pay more, less, or the same as the average property tax increase.
If your tax bill is either higher or lower than last year, it may be due to:
What is a property assessment?
Your property assessment is an estimate of the price your property may have sold for on the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer as of July 1 of the previous year. Assessed values reflect the physical condition of the property as of December 31, of the previous year.
Compare neighbouring property values
Compare and view property values on the Property Information WebMAP.
Factors in property assessments
As a municipality we are required to reassess all properties annually. Your current assessment is based on the market value as of July 1 of the previous year.
A range of sale prices results when similar properties are sold during the same time frame. Assessed values reflect the sales in the middle of this range of prices. That is why your assessed value may be higher or lower than the price you purchased your home for.
The Assessment Departments goal is to measure the local market and ensure that the assessed value of property is both fair and equitable. If you have questions/feedback for the assessor or would like to review your assessed value:
Thank you for your inquiry
Request for Information & Appeals
If you are not the owner of the property, have the owner fill out the Agent Authorization for Assessment Form
Residential request for information
To meet the Provincial Government audit guidelines, and to assist in calculating fair assessments for all property, the assessment office must update recorded property characteristics at least once every five years. Assessors have various ways to collect information, one way is self-reporting by the property owner. The assessment department identifies specific areas each year to send a Residential Request for Information (RFI) to.
If you were selected to complete the online Residential Request for Information, please have your roll and the survey key ready.
Residential request for information
Non-residential request for information
As part of our commitment to ensuring the highest degree of accuracy for our annual assessments, we conduct ongoing market research which includes tenant/occupancy status of individual properties and the details relating to such. Accurately researching occupancy/tenancy, rental rates, operating costs and vacancy is a vital component in monitoring our local marketplace. The end goal is to provide our stakeholders with realistic, fair and equitable assessment valuations based upon market evidence. We are asking for your assistance in achieving this commitment.
We are conducting our annual survey with the intent to verify our existing occupancy records and to accurately measure market parameters which affect value. The data we collect is vital to our analysis and forms an integral component within our valuation process.
Even if the property or unit is owner occupied or vacant, you must provide information stating so.
Multi family request for information
As part of our commitment to ensuring the highest degree of accuracy for our annual assessments, we conduct ongoing market research which includes tenant/occupancy status of individual properties and the details relating to such. Accurately researching occupancy/tenancy, rental rates, operating costs, and vacancy is a vital component in monitoring our local marketplace. The end goal is to provide our stakeholders with realistic, fair and equitable assessment valuations based upon market evidence. We are asking for your assistance in achieving this commitment.
We are conducting our annual survey with the intent to verify our existing occupancy records and to accurately measure market parameters which affect value. The data we collect is vital to our analysis and forms an integral component within our valuation process. If the property or unit is owner occupied or vacant, please provide information stating so.
Multi family request for information
Property owners have 60 days after the assessment notice date to make a complaint about their property assessment amount.
Property assessment amounts may be appealed, property tax amounts are not appealable.
Property Assessment FAQs
What is a property assessment notice?
This notice advises you of:
Property Assessment Notice explanation
What was the average single family dwelling assessment change in my neighbourhood?
For the 2022 tax year overall property assessments for single family dwellings increased about 5.9% on average, as of July 1, 2021 compared to the previous year's assessments.
To view the average assessment change for single family dwellings in your neighbourhood from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.
What is a supplementary assessment notice?
A supplementary property assessment is done when a new building, renovation or an addition to an existing building is completed in the current calendar year. The supplementary tax bill will reflect the number of months the building was completed or occupied during the year. Check the Supplementary Brochure for more information.
Provincial legislation requires that your City apply the same tax rates to supplementary assessments that were applied for annual property tax purposes. This includes both the Municipal tax rate and the Provincial Education tax rate.
Your assessment is an estimate of the price your property may have sold for on the open market by a willing seller to a willing buyer, as of July 1, of the previous year.
Why is my property assessment different every year?
Municipalities are required to reassess all properties annually. Your current assessment is based on the market value as of July 1 of the previous year.
How do I know my assessment is fair?
Assessed values are reviewed at three points in the valuation process:
You may wish to use the Property Information WebMAP http://gis.lethbridge.ca/propertyinfo/ to compare your assessment to your neighbours and other similar properties that have recently sold. You can also contact your Assessment Department with any questions or for more details on your assessment. We would be happy to assist you and answer any inquiries.
Where can I find all the assessed values for the City?
All property assessments can be searched on the Property Information WebMAP.
OR
All assessed values included on the assessment roll are available at the Assessment and Taxation Office and include:
If you'd like detailed information on other properties, general property searches can be provided to you for $25, assessment summary reports for $30 for single family houses, and $50 on all other property types.
What can I do if I believe my assessment and property details are incorrect?
At your City's Assessment Department, we welcome any inquiries regarding your assessed value. If there are errors in the physical characteristics recorded, the appraiser will amend the assessment accordingly.
How does the assessment department collect the information on properties in the City?
To meet Provincial Government audit guidelines, and to assist in calculating fair assessments for all property, the assessment office must update recorded property characteristics at least once every five years. Assessors have various ways to collect information, they include:
Phone: 311 or 403-320-3111 (if outside of Lethbridge)
Email: tax@lethbridge.ca or assessment@lethbridge.ca
Address: City Hall, 1st Floor, 910 4 Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 0P6
Didn't find what you were looking for? Go back to the main page.
Contact Us
City Hall
910 4 Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P6
Phone: 311
or 403-320-3111 (if outside of Lethbridge)
This website uses cookies to enhance usability and provide you with a more personal experience. By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy.