Cape Girardeau County Missouri Assessor

02/14/2026

County offices will be closed Monday, February 16th in observance of Presidents Day. Offices will reopen Tuesday, February 17th at 8:00AM.

01/26/2026

Due to inclement weather, all Cape Girardeau County Government Offices and the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court are closed Monday, January 26, 2026.

10/31/2025

The ladies in the office brought their creativity for Halloween this year. Wish everyone a safe & happy Halloween.

06/23/2025

2025 Cape Girardeau County plat books are now available for purchase.

04/22/2025

11/25/2024

Our office is currently looking for a Field Appraiser to join our team. If interested please apply at the link below.

County of Cape Girardeau

03/01/2024

Bob Adams, Assessor, has extended the date to file your 2024 Business and Personal Property Assessments to May 1st 2024 without penalty. We encourage e-filing submission as it is simple, quick and a confirmation receipt is made available to you.
Please go to our website http://capegirardeau.missouriassessors.com and follow the link that says "e-File Personal Property" located on the left side of the web page. Your account number and unique PIN # are listed on the original correspondence sent to you. If you no longer have this information, please contact our office by phone (573)243-2468, or by email [email protected] to have this documentation sent to you by email.

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11/16/2023

The servers hosting our assessment data will be undergoing critical upgrades today, November 16, 2023, and during this time data will be unavailable to us for assessment corrections and updates. We will make every effort to take information from customers needing assessment services, and will process them in order as our servers go back online. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our resources to assist the public.

08/04/2023

The Cape Girardeau County Assessor is accepting applications for a Real Estate / GIS Clerk. Applicants should have experience reading legal descriptions, and be proficient in desktop computing, data entry, and the use of Microsoft Office suite of products. Prior experience with ESRI ArcGIS and related technologies preferred. A more comprehensive list of requirements and benefits, as well as a link to apply, can be found at the following link. All inquiries and applications must be submtted via the Indeed portal. https://www.indeed.com/cmp/County-of-Cape-Girardeau-1/jobs?jk=3e076885d0d61931&start=0&clearPrefilter=1

06/02/2023

2023 LOCAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS MADE

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI – Per Missouri State Statute (137.115), the Cape Girardeau County Assessor is required to establish the fair market value of all locally taxable property as of January 1, and reassess real property values each odd-numbered year. The Assessor is responsible for the classification and valuation of all real and personal property; however, the Assessor does not set tax rates, issue property tax bills, or collect property taxes. The Assessor only establishes a baseline value that is submitted to all taxing jurisdictions for the purposes of estimating budgets and setting tax levies for the current year.
Since 2023 is a reassessment year, the majority of real property owners in Cape Girardeau County will begin receiving notices of reassessment the first week of June. Property valuations are based upon site appraisals of actual improvements or changes to the property, or by using mass-appraisal techniques based upon local market sales data. Local market data has indicated that the median sale price of real property in Cape Girardeau County increased 8% from 2020 to 2021, and another 9% from 2021 to 2022, bringing the total average sale price increase to 17% between 2020 and 2022. The Assessor has taken note of the recently declining number of transactions and the disparity in sales of some property types and has applied an 8.5% assessment increase to most properties for January 1, 2023. Properties that have received a reappraisal due to new construction, improvement, demolition, or some other qualifying criteria will receive an appraisal that reflects actual changes, rather than receiving the mass adjustment. Values for agricultural land in production will remain unchanged, as those values are set by the Missouri State Legislature. Properties whose assessments remain unchanged from last year, or have decreased, will not receive a notice.
Notices will clearly state both the appraised value and the assessed value of the property in 2023 and prior year and will give detailed instructions on how to appeal if the owner believes the new value exceeds the value of the property. Appeals must be made on the actual value of the property, and not on the amount of increase or potential change in taxes. Evidence of property value will be required for appeal. Informal appeals to the Assessor must be made by June 30 by calling 573-243-2468, or by emailing [email protected]. Formal appeals for a Board of Equalization hearing must be submitted in writing to the Cape Girardeau County Clerk prior to July 10. More information about the formal appeal process can be found at

Board of Equalization (BOE) Appeals Process Assessed valuation is based on a percentage of fair market value. Property owners have the right to appeal the fair market value that has been placed on their property. There is a formal appeals process and timeline that is governed by state statute; howev...

04/18/2023

2023 real property assessments will be finalized by the end of May. Value change notices will be mailed to property owners by the first week of June. Only properties that have an increase in valuation from last year will receive a notice. Taxpayers who wish to appeal their value increase should contact our office prior to July 7, as all appeals must be filed in writing with the County Clerk BEFORE Monday, July 10th. Detailed information about the appeal process and the required forms can be found at:

Board of Equalization (BOE) Appeals Process Assessed valuation is based on a percentage of fair market value. Property owners have the right to appeal the fair market value that has been placed on their property. There is a formal appeals process and timeline that is governed by state statute; howev...

03/21/2023

Below is a refresher to help you navigate our online property viewer. NOTE: All values are certified values from the last certified year. In this case, all values are from 2022.

Go to www.capecounty.us/assessor
You should now be at the Cape Girardeau County Assessor’s Office website. Scroll down until you see Notice: Online Parcel Viewer Update

Click on the second link (https://maps.camavision.com/capegirardeaumo) This will take you to the GIS Maps and you can search property there.

You can also click on the last link in this section (capegirardeau.missouriassessors.com/search.php).

The real estate search site is simpler to use for basic searches than the GIS map site. Enter the information you would like to search and click on All Parcels or Only Parcels with photo, then click on Display Results, then choose the property card you want to view/print.

Cape Girardeau County Assessor, Robert “Bob” Adams Cape Girardeau County Annex1 Barton Square, Suite 201Jackson MO, 63755 Phone: (573)243-2468 Email: [email protected] Address Forms New 911 Address Request Form Tax Billing Address Change Form The form for new address requests is only for pr...