Shelby County Property Assessor Search 2026: GIS & Tax

Shelby County, Tennessee • Memphis property records • verified August 11, 2026

Find the Right Shelby County Property Record

Search official Shelby County appraisal records by address, owner, business name or parcel number, then use GIS when you need an aerial view, nearby parcels, sales, deed clues or map context.

This guide separates the Assessor from the Trustee, Register of Deeds and Board of Equalization, explains the 2025 reappraisal and 2026 appeal cycle, and shows what to do when an address, owner or parcel search fails.

Choose My Search Search Step by Step Open GIS Help

Last reappraisal 2025 Shelby County uses a four-year real-property reappraisal cycle.

Next reappraisal 2029 2026 is not another countywide reappraisal year.

2026 BOE appeal Deadline passed The published filing window was May 1 through June 30, 2026.

Assessor phone 901-222-7001 East Office: 1075 Mullins Station Rd., Memphis.

Fast Answer: Which Shelby County Website Do You Need?

Use the Assessor for appraisal, property characteristics, owner listing, parcel number and assessment information. Use GIS/ReGIS for parcel maps, aerial context, nearby parcels and deed/tax shortcuts. Use the Trustee for tax bills, payments and receipts. Use the Register of Deeds for recorded deeds and other legal property documents.

Independent-site disclosure: AssessorPropertySearch.org is not Shelby County Government, the Property Assessor, Trustee or Register of Deeds. Use the official links below for the actual lookup, payment, filing or document request.

Assessor, Trustee, Register or BOE: Pick the Correct Office

Most Shelby County property-search problems happen because the user starts in the wrong database.

Assessor of Property

Use for market/appraised value, assessed value, owner listing, property characteristics, parcel ID, classification, neighborhood and appraisal questions.

Official Shelby County Assessor Open Property Search

GIS / ReGIS

Use for parcel location, aerial views, surrounding parcels, map context, appraisal shortcuts, sales data and deed/tax links.

Official Shelby County property mapping Open ReGIS Map

Shelby County Trustee

Use for tax bills, payment status, receipts, partial payments, ManagedPay, delinquent taxes, tax relief and tax freeze.

Official Shelby County Trustee Open Tax Payment Help

Register of Deeds

Use when you need a recorded deed, mortgage, lien, property title document, plat or other legal recording rather than an appraisal database entry.

Official Shelby County Register of Deeds Review Deed Records

Important: the Assessor determines appraisal and assessment data but does not set the property-tax rate. County and city legislative bodies adopt tax rates, and the Trustee handles collection.

How to Search Shelby County Property Records

Follow this sequence before opening tax, deed or appeal systems.

Open the official Assessor property search

Start with the appraisal record when you need to identify the correct parcel, current property characteristics or assessment data.

Choose address, owner, business or parcel

Use the search field that matches the strongest information you already have. An exact parcel number is usually more precise than a common owner name.

Keep the first search simple

For an address, enter the street number and street name without direction or suffix. For an owner, begin with the first and last name or simplify the name if no result appears.

Verify the parcel before relying on it

Match the property address, owner listing, parcel ID, municipal jurisdiction, subdivision and other identifying fields.

Review the correct year and value

Check the displayed tax/appraisal year, appraised value, assessed value, property class and any record of a significant property change.

Move to the next official system

Use GIS for maps, the Trustee for taxes, the Register for deeds, or the Board of Equalization when the assessment itself is disputed.

Shelby County Property Assessor Search by Address

Address searching is usually the fastest option for homeowners, buyers and tenants researching a known Memphis-area property.

Official address-search rule: the Assessor property search instructs users to enter the street number and street name and specifically says do not enter the street direction or suffix.

Better first search

For a hypothetical address such as “1250 North Example Road,” begin with:

Street Number: 1250
Street Name: Example

If no result appears

Remove N, S, E or W.
Remove Road, Street, Avenue, Lane or Drive.
Remove apartment or unit information.
Check spelling.
Try owner name or ReGIS instead.

Search Shelby County Property by Owner Name

Owner search is useful when you know a person or entity but not the parcel number.

Situation	Search approach	If it fails
Individual owner	Use first and last name.	Try a shorter form of the name or ReGIS owner search.
Married owners	Search one owner at a time.	Try the spouse whose name may appear first in the record.
Trust	Search a distinctive trust or trustee name.	Use the address or parcel number.
LLC or business	Use Business Name search.	Remove punctuation or entity suffixes if necessary.
Recent purchase	Try the new owner and property address.	Search the prior owner and verify the deed through the Register of Deeds.

Parcel Number and Business Property Search

Parcel number

Use an exact parcel ID when it appears on a prior appraisal record, tax bill, deed reference or GIS result. It is the safest way to move between Assessor, map, Trustee and Register records without relying on name spelling.

Business name

The Assessor provides a Business Name option in the real-property search and a separate personal-property system for taxable business equipment and other tangible personal property.

Save the parcel ID: once the correct property is found, record the parcel number before moving to tax, deed, GIS or appeal research.

Shelby County Property Assessor GIS and ReGIS

Shelby County has more than one useful map route. Use the map according to the question you are trying to answer.

Assessor GIS Map Search

The Assessor’s GIS supports map-based property searching and can be useful when you want appraisal data tied directly to a parcel location.

Official Assessor GIS Open Assessor GIS

Register of Deeds ReGIS

ReGIS searches by address, owner, parcel or tax map and combines an aerial view with assessment, sales, deed and property-tax shortcuts.

Official Register of Deeds GIS Open ReGIS

What ReGIS can show

Map field	Why it is useful
Owner name	Confirms the owner carried in the map-linked property data.
Property address	Checks that the parcel matches the intended location.
Parcel ID	Provides a reliable identifier for other county searches.
Appraisal	Provides a value shortcut tied to the parcel.
Tax district / tax map	Helps understand jurisdiction and map indexing.
Year built	Useful for checking a major property-characteristic error.
Lot / subdivision / plat	Helps connect parcel research to recorded plat information.
Dimensions / acres	Useful for appraisal research and parcel comparison.
Class / use	Helps explain how the property is classified for assessment.
Deed and tax links	Moves from the map to recent property records and county/municipal tax information.

GIS is not a survey or title report. Use recorded documents and an appropriate survey when the question involves an exact legal boundary, easement, encroachment or ownership right.

What a Shelby County Property Record Tells You

Record item	What it helps answer	What it does not prove
Parcel ID	Which assessment parcel you are researching.	Legal ownership by itself.
Property address	Physical location of the parcel.	The owner’s mailing address.
Owner name / mailing address	Who the Assessor currently carries on the account and where notices go.	A title opinion after a recent transfer.
Municipal jurisdiction	Whether a municipality may have a separate tax component.	The final amount owed without checking tax records.
Neighborhood number	Appraisal grouping and neighborhood research.	That every property in the neighborhood is directly comparable.
Land square feet / acres	Appraisal and parcel-size research.	A legal survey measurement.
Subdivision / plat book & page	Connect the parcel to recorded plat research.	Complete deed restrictions or title history.
Appraised value	Assessor’s market-value estimate for assessment purposes.	The property-tax bill itself.
Assessed value	Taxable assessment before applying the local tax rate.	Final tax due.

2025 Reappraisal vs 2026 Property Records

This is one of the most important 2026 distinctions for Shelby County users.

2025

Shelby County completed its most recent countywide real-property reappraisal in 2025.

2026

2026 is an assessment year within the same four-year cycle, not another complete countywide reappraisal.

2029

The county currently schedules the next countywide real-property reappraisal for 2029.

Why your 2026 record may still reference 2025: values established during a countywide reappraisal can continue into subsequent years unless changes such as new construction, demolition, classification changes or other assessable events require an adjustment.

Shelby County reports more than 353,000 real-estate parcels and uses market sales, cost data, income data and computer-assisted mass appraisal in the valuation process.

Official Shelby County Assessor responsibilities and reappraisal cycle Verify Reappraisal Information

Appraised Value vs Assessed Value in Tennessee

The Assessor estimates appraised value. Tennessee law then applies an assessment percentage based on the property classification.

Property classification	Tennessee assessment ratio
Residential real property	25% of appraised value
Farm real property	25%
Commercial / industrial real property	40%
Business personal property	30%
Public utility property	55%

Residential example: if a home is appraised at $400,000, Tennessee’s 25% residential assessment ratio produces an assessed value of $100,000. The local tax rate is then applied per $100 of assessed value.

Do not calculate the bill from market value alone. The assessment ratio and adopted county/municipal tax rates matter. A higher appraisal after reappraisal also does not automatically create the same percentage increase in tax.

Official Tennessee Comptroller property-tax calculation Review Tennessee Tax Calculation

2026 Shelby County Property Assessment Appeals

The Shelby County Board of Equalization accepted tax-year-2026 appeals from May 1 through June 30, 2026. As of August 11, that normal filing period has ended.

2026 deadline status: the official Tax Year 2026 Real Property Petition states June 30, 2026 as the appeal deadline. Do not rely on an older article or an inactive eFile button to calculate a current deadline.

What the 2026 real-property petition required

Form requirement	2026 detail
Separate parcel	A separate petition is filed for each parcel.
Property class	Residential, farm, commercial, industrial, multiple or exempt.
Assessor value	Enter the Assessor’s tax-year-2026 appraised value.
Owner opinion	State your opinion of market value as of January 1, 2026.
Complaint grounds	Over market value, unequal appraisal or improper classification are among the statutory grounds shown on the form.
Representative	A representative must provide an owner-signed authorization with each appeal.
Large filing volume	Owners or representatives with more than 100 appeals were required to file online.
Taxes	The petition states no hearing will be held until undisputed taxes are paid at least at the required prior-year level and no delinquent taxes have accrued.

2026 filing methods

Online

Real-property eFile was available during appeal season. Online filing had to be submitted by midnight of the deadline.

Mail

Petitions could be mailed to the BOE; the envelope had to be postmarked by midnight of the deadline.

In person

Petitions could be delivered to 1075 Mullins Station Road, Suite C-142, during the published filing window.

Official-page conflict: the current BOE headline and 2026 petition identify tax year 2026, but one paragraph on the BOE page still says “2025 property assessments.” For 2026 filing specifics, use the tax-year-2026 petition and contact the BOE if a notice creates a different issue.

Official Shelby County Board of Equalization Check Current Appeal Status

What Evidence Helps a Shelby County Value Appeal?

The 2026 petition warns that insufficient evidence can result in the current value being affirmed.

Useful evidence to prepare

Relevant arms-length sales near the valuation date.
Recent purchase or appraisal documents when genuinely relevant.
Photos of significant property-condition issues.
Repair estimates for material defects.
Correct building size, age or property-characteristic documentation.
Income and expense information for an income-producing property when appropriate.
Evidence supporting the specific classification issue being appealed.

Arguments the petition says may be insufficient

The percentage that your assessment increased.
Personal financial hardship by itself.
The amount of your tax bill.
Unrelated matters that do not establish market value.
Other properties without a meaningful valuation comparison.

Good hearing structure: identify the parcel → state the disputed issue → state your opinion of value → show the evidence → explain how each exhibit supports the requested value or classification.

Shelby County Property Tax Bills and Payments

After the Assessor establishes assessed value and the tax rate is adopted, the Trustee applies the rate, mails notices and collects Shelby County real-estate taxes.

First Monday in October

Shelby County real-estate taxes become due and payable.

Through the last day of February

The Trustee says taxes can be paid without additional fees through the last day of February of the following year.

March 1

Unpaid real-estate taxes become delinquent.

Online payment fees

E-check: $1.50 fee.
Credit/debit card: 2.6% convenience fee.
Card convenience fee is non-refundable.
Accepted authorized online payments post immediately according to the Trustee.

Partial and monthly payment help

The Trustee accepts partial payments. ManagedPay can also create monthly current-year payments through February 28 or provide payment arrangements for delinquent taxes.

Important: ManagedPay does not stop interest, legal fees or legal action on an already delinquent account.

Mortgage escrow: if your mortgage company pays the taxes, keep the tax notice for your records and verify with the servicer when ownership or servicing recently changed. Do not assume receipt of a paper bill means escrow will not pay.

Official Shelby County Trustee

Review Realty Taxes Review Payment Methods

Tax Relief and Tax Freeze: 2026 Status

These programs are administered through the Trustee and are different from an Assessor exemption or a valuation appeal.

Tax Relief

The state-funded program can help qualifying elderly or disabled homeowners and qualifying disabled veterans or surviving spouses with taxes on a primary residence.

The published deadline for the 2025 tax-year Shelby County application was April 5, 2026, so that filing date has passed.

Check Current Tax Relief

Tax Freeze

Tax Freeze can freeze the eligible primary-residence tax amount for qualifying seniors age 65 or older, subject to residency and income rules.

The Trustee says a new applicant in the current program cycle can have 2026 taxes frozen based on the 2025 property-tax amount.

Check Current Tax Freeze

Municipal difference: the Shelby County Trustee does not process every municipal tax-relief application. Memphis, Collierville and Germantown can have separate municipal handling, so confirm the city as well as the county.

2026 Shelby County Business Personal Property Search

Business personal property is a separate assessment workflow from residential real estate.

2026 schedule mailed

The Assessor’s online filing system says 2026 Personal Property Schedules were mailed January 9, 2026.

Filing deadline

The tax-year-2026 schedule was due March 2, 2026.

Forced assessment

The Assessor states schedules received after March 3 receive a Forced Assessment based on an estimated value.

Both normal 2026 deadlines have passed: the personal-property schedule deadline was March 2 and the BOE appeal deadline was June 30. The Assessor’s current portal says businesses with an excessive Forced Assessment may request Forced Assessment Relief after June 30 instead of assuming no correction route remains.

Lost PIN: the 2026 filing system says the PIN is printed on the mailed Personal Property Schedule. Businesses that misplaced the original schedule can call 901-222-7002.

Official Shelby County Assessor personal-property filing system Check Personal Property Status

Find Shelby County Deeds and Recorded Property Documents

An Assessor owner field helps identify a parcel, but the Register of Deeds is the office that records legal instruments affecting real estate.

Find the parcel in the Assessor system

Save the parcel ID, owner name, property address, subdivision and any plat reference.

Open ReGIS for recording clues

ReGIS can connect the parcel with recent property records, deeds, sales information and plat details.

Use the Register of Deeds for the legal record

Search or request the actual deed, mortgage, lien, title-related recording or other instrument needed for your research.

Verify the parcel description

Match the legal description, parties, recording date and parcel clues instead of selecting a document only because the name looks familiar.

Register office: 1075 Mullins Station Road, Building W3, Suite W165, Memphis, TN 38134; phone 901-222-8100. County records list office hours Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Official Shelby County Register of Deeds Review Recorded Property Records

Shelby County Property Search Not Working? Try This

Problem	Likely cause	Best next action
Address returns no result	Direction or suffix was entered.	Use street number + street name only.
Owner search returns nothing	Name formatting, trust/business ownership or recent transfer.	Simplify the name, search the address or try ReGIS.
Too many owner results	Common name.	Compare address, parcel ID, municipality and subdivision.
Old owner still appears	Recent deed update has not fully flowed into assessment data.	Verify the deed through the Register and contact the Assessor about ownership listing.
GIS acreage differs from deed	GIS is an assessment/mapping tool, not a boundary survey.	Use recorded deed/plat and a survey when legal acreage matters.
Tax bill is different from Assessor value	Appraised value, assessed value and tax are separate calculations.	Check assessment ratio, tax district and Trustee bill.
BOE eFile does not work	The 2026 normal filing season ended June 30.	Read the BOE page and contact 901-222-7300 about your exact situation.
Business shows Forced Assessment	2026 Personal Property Schedule was not timely filed.	Review the Assessor’s Forced Assessment Relief route.
Payment is missing	Wrong parcel, returned transaction or posting issue.	Keep the payment confirmation and contact the Trustee at 901-222-0200.

Shelby County Property Offices and Contact Numbers

Office	Use it for	Current contact
Assessor of Property	Appraisal, assessment, parcel, ownership listing, property description and maps.	1075 Mullins Station Rd., Memphis, TN 38134 901-222-7001 Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Board of Equalization	County-level property assessment appeals.	1075 Mullins Station Rd., Suite C-142 901-222-7300
Shelby County Trustee	County property-tax bills, payments, receipts, relief, freeze and delinquency.	157 Poplar Ave., Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38103 901-222-0200 Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Trustee delinquent tax	Delinquent account questions and collections.	901-222-0250
Register of Deeds	Deeds, mortgages, liens, property titles, recordings and maps.	1075 Mullins Station Rd., Building W3, Suite W165 901-222-8100 Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Assessor call script

“I am calling about parcel [ID]. I need help confirming the [owner / property characteristics / appraised value / classification] shown for 2026.”

Trustee call script

“I am calling about parcel [ID] and tax year [year]. Please confirm the current balance, payment status and whether the account is delinquent.”

BOE call script

“I am calling about parcel [ID] and a 2026 assessment issue. The normal June 30 filing deadline has passed. I need to know what current review or appeal information applies to my specific notice.”

Shelby County Property Assessor Candidates in 2026

This is a separate election intent from property lookup. It does not change how you search a parcel today.

August 6, 2026 general-election ballot: Memphis Public Libraries’ candidate guide listed Javier Bailey (Democratic), Thomas Lannan (Republican) and Lady Swift (Independent) for Shelby County Assessor of Property.

Status as of August 11, 2026: Shelby County’s Assessor webpage still identifies Melvin Burgess as Assessor. The Shelby County Election Commission is linking to August 6 results currently labeled unofficial. This article therefore does not declare a successor until the official county/election records are updated.

For the current election result or certification status, use the Election Commission rather than a property-search database.

Official Shelby County Election Commission Check Current Election Results

Official Shelby County Property Links

Use these official sources after the guide has identified which office or database you need.

Assessor property search

Address, owner, business name and parcel lookup.

Search Property

Assessor GIS

Map-based assessment and parcel research.

Open Assessor GIS

Register ReGIS

Address, owner, parcel and tax-map search with deed and tax shortcuts.

Open ReGIS

Property taxes

Tax payments, balances, payment history and Trustee guidance.

Trustee Payments

Assessment appeals

Current BOE filing status, forms and appeal information.

Board of Equalization

Recorded documents

Deeds, mortgages, liens, titles, archives and recording information.

Shelby County Property Assessor FAQs

What is the official Shelby County Property Assessor website?

Shelby County links to the Assessor of Property website for detailed assessment information and access to property records. Use the official Assessor search for appraisal, owner, property-characteristic and parcel information.

How do I search Shelby County property by address?

Use the Assessor Property Search and enter the street number and street name. The official search instructs users not to enter the street direction or suffix.

Can I search Shelby County property by owner name?

Yes. The Assessor provides owner-name searching, and ReGIS also supports owner searches. If a full owner name fails, simplify the name or search the property address and verify the parcel ID.

Where can I find Shelby County property GIS maps?

Use the Assessor GIS or the Register of Deeds ReGIS. ReGIS can search by address, owner, parcel or tax map and provides aerial context, surrounding parcels, appraisal information, sales data, deeds and property-tax links.

Was 2026 a Shelby County reappraisal year?

No. Shelby County states that its last countywide real-property reappraisal occurred in 2025 and the next is scheduled for 2029. The county follows a four-year real-property reappraisal cycle.

What was the Shelby County property appeal deadline for 2026?

The official Tax Year 2026 Real Property Petition lists June 30, 2026 as the appeal deadline. The normal Board of Equalization filing period ran from May 1 through June 30, 2026.

When are Shelby County Tennessee property taxes due?

Real-estate taxes become due and payable beginning the first Monday of October. The Trustee says they can be paid through the last day of February of the following year without additional fees and become delinquent March 1.

Is the Shelby County Assessor the office that collects property taxes?

No. The Assessor establishes appraisal and assessment data. The Shelby County Trustee handles county property-tax billing, payments, receipts and delinquent-tax collection.

What happened if a business missed the 2026 personal-property filing deadline?

The 2026 Personal Property Schedule was due March 2, 2026. The Assessor states that schedules received after March 3 receive a Forced Assessment. Because the June 30 BOE appeal deadline has also passed, the current portal directs affected taxpayers to review Forced Assessment Relief.

Who were the Shelby County Property Assessor candidates in 2026?

The August 6, 2026 general-election ballot listed Javier Bailey as the Democratic candidate, Thomas Lannan as the Republican candidate and Lady Swift as an independent candidate. As of August 11, the Election Commission was linking to results labeled unofficial, while the county Assessor page still listed Melvin Burgess as Assessor.

Best Next Step

Start with the official Assessor search and identify the correct parcel by address, owner or parcel number. Save the parcel ID, verify the appraisal year and property characteristics, then move to ReGIS for map/deed context or the Trustee for the actual tax bill.

If your issue is a 2026 assessment dispute, remember that the normal June 30 BOE filing period has passed. Use the current Board of Equalization information rather than an old deadline, and keep valuation evidence separate from tax-payment questions.