Coconino County, AZ Property Records: Search Deeds, Owners, Tax Records, and Maps

If you are researching property in Coconino County, three county offices hold what you need. The County Recorder records deeds, deeds of trust, and plats. The County Assessor values every parcel, and the County Treasurer bills and collects the taxes. All three offices sit together in downtown Flagstaff and cover the parcels across Arizona's largest county by area.

Coconino County spans more than 18,000 square miles, from the Grand Canyon to the Flagstaff high country, so parcels range from mountain lots to remote rural land. Single-family detached homes make up most of the housing stock, with second homes and vacation rentals common around Flagstaff, Sedona, Williams, and Page.

Recent records reveal the underlying factors influencing the local real estate market, with a median home value of $212,800 and median rent of $890, alongside a median household income of $62,254 and a median real estate tax rate of 0.46 as a percentage of the property's assessed value.

How to Look Up Coconino County Property Records

Three free county resources cover most property questions. The Coconino County Assessor property search shows ownership, assessed value, and parcel detail. The Recorder document search holds recorded deeds, deeds of trust, and plats. The Treasurer tax portal handles the tax bill. The Assessor Parcel Number, or APN, ties the systems together.

Who Keeps Coconino County Property Records

Arizona property records sit at the county level, and the Arizona Public Records Law makes them open to any member of the public during office hours. Coconino County splits the work among three elected offices:

• The Coconino County Recorder records deeds, deeds of trust, plats, liens, and easements under state law. This is the office of legal record for the chain of title. It does not set values, bill taxes, or give legal advice.

• The Coconino County Assessor locates and values every parcel, assigns the APN, sets the property class, and administers exemptions. Valuation questions and relief applications go here.

• The Coconino County Treasurer mails the tax bills, collects payment, handles delinquencies, and runs the annual tax lien sale. Payment questions go here.

Records for cities and towns are filed with the county, not city hall. Note that Sedona straddles the county line, so a Sedona parcel may sit in Coconino County or in Yavapai County. Confirm the county before you search.

How to Search Coconino County Property Records Online

A complete search usually means checking two or three county sites in order.

1. Start at the Assessor property search. Enter the address or owner name to identify the parcel and copy its APN. This page also shows the Full Cash Value, Limited Property Value, and property characteristics.
2. Take the owner name to the Recorder document search. Arizona indexes by grantor and grantee, so search from both the seller and buyer side to build a full chain of title.
3. Confirm the current owner on the most recent deed. Then work backward through earlier deeds, checking that each grantor matches the grantee on the deed before it. Flag any gaps in the chain.
4. Run the same index for deeds of trust, liens, and easements. The Affidavit of Property Value filed with a deed also tells you what the property last sold for.
5. Finish at the Treasurer to confirm the tax status. Unpaid taxes can be sold as a tax lien at the county's annual February sale.

County Recorder: Deeds, Deeds of Trust, and Plats

The Coconino County Recorder, an elected official, is the recording authority for the whole county. Arizona uses deeds of trust rather than mortgages, so that is the security instrument you will see on most financed purchases. The Recorder must accept and file any document that meets Arizona formatting rules, and these documents become part of the permanent public record.

Document types recorded include:

• Deeds, including warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds

• Deeds of trust, releases, assignments, and reconveyances

• Judgment liens, mechanic's liens, and state and federal tax liens

• Easements, restrictive covenants, and powers of attorney

• Subdivision plats, surveys, and maps

The Recorder indexes documents by grantor and grantee name, document type, and recording date. The office offers a free online document index, and copies of full images are available for a fee.

County Assessor: Ownership, Values, and Parcel Data

The Assessor locates and values every parcel in the county. Arizona sets two values on each parcel. The Full Cash Value approximates market value, and the Limited Property Value is the number your tax bill is built on. The Limited Property Value can rise no more than 5 percent a year and can never exceed the Full Cash Value.

Use the Assessor property search to find:

• The current owner of record for any parcel

• The APN and legal description

• Full Cash Value and Limited Property Value

• The property class and assessment ratio

• Property characteristics such as square footage, year built, and acreage

The Assessor mails a Notice of Value early each year. Read it when it arrives, because the deadline to appeal your value runs from that notice, not from the later tax bill.

County Treasurer: Tax Bills and Payments

The Treasurer bills and collects property taxes. Arizona taxes are paid in two installments. The first half is due October 1 and becomes delinquent after November 1, while the second half is due March 1 and becomes delinquent after May 1. You may also pay the full year at once by the end of December.

Late payments accrue interest, and taxes left unpaid can be sold as a tax lien at the county's February sale. Property tax pays for schools, county services, and local special districts.

Property Tax in Coconino County: Values, Exemptions, and Appeals

A Coconino County tax bill starts from the Limited Property Value, multiplied by an assessment ratio for the property class. That result is then multiplied by the combined rate of the county, schools, and special districts. Because the Limited Property Value is capped by law at a 5% increase per year, the bill tends to move more slowly than the market.

Full Cash Value and Limited Property Value

The two values do different jobs. The Full Cash Value is the Assessor's estimate of market value and is the one you would challenge in an appeal. The Limited Property Value is the taxable figure, held down by the 5 percent annual cap. For an owner-occupied home, the assessment ratio is 10 percent, so only a tenth of the Limited Property Value feeds into the rate calculation.

Exemptions and relief

Appealing your value

Submit a completed petition and evidence to the Assessor’s Office within 60 days of the date on your Notice of Value. If the Assessor denies it, you may appeal to the County Board of Supervisors who also double as the County Board of Equalization. You may also appeal to the state Board of Equalization and then to the Arizona Tax Court. Present comparable sales as your evidence.

GIS Maps and Parcel Viewer

Coconino County runs a GIS and parcel viewer that links each parcel to its ownership and assessment record. For data that crosses county lines, the Arizona State Land Department offers additional statewide mapping.

Layers available include:

• Parcel boundaries with APN and acreage

• Subdivision, lot, and zoning information

• Aerial imagery on a regular update cycle

• Tax district and school-district boundaries

• Floodplain, forest, and environmental layers

Tax Lien Sales and Foreclosure

Arizona handles delinquent taxes differently from many states, and two paths matter for property research.

Tax lien sales

Arizona is a tax lien certificate state. Each February, the Coconino County Treasurer holds a tax lien sale where unpaid taxes are sold to investors. Bidders bid down the interest rate from a 16 percent maximum, and the winner receives a Certificate of Purchase, not the property. The owner may redeem at any time by paying the back taxes plus interest. If the lien goes unredeemed for three years, the certificate holder may file a court action to foreclose the right to redeem under ARS 42-18201.

Deed-of-trust foreclosure

Most home mortgage foreclosures in Arizona are nonjudicial. Because the loan is secured by a deed of trust, a trustee conducts a trustee's sale after default under ARS 33-807, without a court order. After a trustee's sale, there is generally no right of redemption, which makes the process faster than judicial foreclosure.

Costs to Access Property Records

Searching the online index is free. Fees only apply when you need a copy or are recording a new document.

Recording fees are set statewide by ARS 11-475. Confirm the current schedule with the Recorder before filing, since the flat fee is updated from time to time.

How to Record a Document

Arizona law governs the form of any instrument that conveys an interest in real property. The four-step process:

1. Confirm the document meets Arizona format rules, including having original signatures, a notary acknowledgment, a proper legal description, and the required margins and paper size for recording.
2. Complete an Affidavit of Property Value where required, stating the sale price or the basis for an exemption. It is filed with the deed at recording.
3. Submit to the Recorder at 110 E. Cherry Avenue in Flagstaff, by mail, or through an approved e-recording vendor. Pay the flat recording fee.
4. Once recorded, the original is returned to the filer, and the document image posts to the online index within a short processing window.

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