Dorchester County Seal

DORCHESTER COUNTY


Office Hours
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Monday-Friday
Telephone Numbers

St. George Office

Phone:
(843) 563-0162
or
(843) 832-0162

Fax:
(843) 563-0174
or
(843) 832-0174

Mailing Address & Location
201 Johnston Street
St. George, SC 29477

MAP DIRECTIONS
St. George Location
Summerville Location

Dorchester County Assessor
R. Wayne Welch
The Assessor's Office is responsible for the assignment of values to all real estate properties and mobile homes; NOT the tax amounts.

What This Office Does


  • Appraise Real Property & Manufactured (Mobile) Homes for tax purposes
  • Conduct County Wide Reassessment every 5 years as required by the Department of Revenue
  • Accept & process appeals of values generated by this office
  • Transfer ownership of real property through recorded deeds
  • Maintain property boundary lines using recorded information for visual representation of each parcel of land through GIS mapping procedures
  • Process 4% Legal Residence & Agricultural Applications
  • Provide property record cards (Shows sketch of buildings & other related information)
  • Provide aerial & tax maps for sale upon request
  • Measure & appraise new construction for tax purposes
  • Maintain & process Multiple Lot Discount applications for developers owning 10 or more lots in a homogenous neighborhood
  • Provide actual & potential rollback tax information
  • Change mailing addresses for real property & mobile home owners as requested
  • Estimate property tax amounts
  • Issue Moving/Name Transfer permits
  • Issue new Decals for Mobile Homes
  • Represents the County in real property & mobile home value appeals to the Board of Assessment Appeals
  • Maintains GIS Mapping Web Site with property information

This Office Does NOT

  • Give legal advise
  • Research real property for legal claim
  • Have tax or other information on vehicles, boats, motors, or other person property (See Auditor)
  • Accept payments for County property taxes (See Treasurer)
  • Assign site addresses
  • Grant exemptions for real property (See Department of Revenue)
  • Give information on delinquent taxes
  • Set or change fees (i.e. Solid Waste Users Fee (SWUF), Storm Water Waste Management Fee (STWMF))
  • Assess manufacturing or utility properties
Dates & Deadlines

Multi Lot Discount Forms
(May 1st of Any Tax Year)

Agricultural Discount Forms
(Jan 15th For the Previous Year)

Links

Calculate Your Taxes

State & Local Links

Forms & Documents

DOR Exemption Appl

DOR Exemption Appl Instructions

GIS Property Information

E-Mail:
Contact GIS

Contact Assessor