In compliance with section §42-17107, Arizona Revised Statutes, Yavapai County is notifying its property taxpayers of Yavapai County’s intention to raise its primary property taxes over last year’s level.
Yavapai County is proposing an increase in primary property taxes of $1,942,974 or 2.9%.
For example, the proposed tax increase will cause Yavapai County’s primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to be $164.43. Without the proposed tax increase, the total taxes that would be owed on a $100,000 home would have been $159.84.
This proposed increase is exclusive of increased primary property taxes received from new construction. The increase is also exclusive of any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter-approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides.
All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing on the tax increase that is scheduled to be held:
• Date: July 27, 2026
• Time: 9:00 AM
• Location: Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 1015 Fair St, Prescott, AZ 86305, or 10 S. 6th St., Cottonwood, AZ 86326
It seems that roads are within the domain of the county. However, those who live there knew the costs of no Internet or residential gas before you moved there. Satellite Internet is available cheaper than hard wired these days.
I must agree with you, the country has already made more due to the influx of people moving here.The board is not serving the people, but waste and corruption is always met with higher taxes instead of higher standards.
When will it end?
How can the Yavapai County BOS justify raising property taxes when;
a)75% of the rural roads in the County are dirt and remain unimproved;
b) Over 80% of the residential rural home lack the ability to use Natural Gas(and rely on tanked LPG= Propane). Propane is 300% more expensive than residential Natural Gas.
c) The majority of the rural homes in Yavapai County lack High Speed Internet and High Speed Fibre for video data.
d) The majority of the Residential Homes lack a 100% 24/7 cellular signal to receive 9-1-1 Alerts and Reverse 9-1-1 Evacuation Orders. Note: it takes the Sheriff over 45 min to respond to neighborhoods to give Evacuation Orders via a door-to-door notice by a Deputy.
Its 2026, lets give Yavapai County Residents the basic quality of life services that are the norm,(in other developed parts of Arizona).
They will use the increase to not fix any of that. Raises for the county hierarchy will be on the horizon though.