Humboldt County, CA Property Records

Property records in Humboldt, California provide official information about real estate ownership, transfers, parcel boundaries, assessed values, tax history, liens, easements, and recorded documents such as deeds and mortgages. These records are useful for buyers, sellers, property owners, researchers, attorneys, and lenders who need to verify ownership, review title history, estimate taxes, or confirm legal descriptions and recorded interests in a property.

Official Humboldt property records are maintained by county offices, including the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder for recorded land documents and the Assessor’s Office for parcel and valuation information. Users can access recorded documents and related services through the county’s official property records resources, with some information available online and certain certified copies or detailed records available by request from the appropriate county office.

Humboldt County, CA Property Records & Statistics

Humboldt County has a median rent of $1,152, compared with $1,260 across California and $840.25 nationally. Rent in the county runs below the state figure and above the national figure, a gap that reflects how much housing costs here differ from the rest of the state. Renter-occupied housing accounts for 35.51% of occupied homes, against 33.49% statewide and 21.81% across the country, so renters make up a larger part of the market than they do in California overall.

The median home value in Humboldt County is $403,950, above California's $403,775 and above the national median of $173,750. The median property tax rate is 0.63%, lower than the state rate of 0.69% and lower than the national rate of 0.74%. Together, these figures show what it costs to buy a home here and to carry it year after year.

Median household income is $56,942, below the state figure of $78,109.75 and below the national figure of $65,108. The unemployment rate of 6.26% compares with 3.72% in California and 2.87% nationally, so the local job market is weaker than the state's and weaker than the nation's.

Overall, these numbers show how rents, home prices, taxes, and paychecks line up in Humboldt County, and how that picture compares with California and the country.

Property Records, Assessments, and Valuations in Humboldt

Records for Humboldt County span assessor parcels, recorded deeds and mortgages, valuation data, and foreclosure filings. There are 75,415 total parcels on the rolls, with 53,782 residential and 3,464 commercial parcels, and tax record coverage reaches 85.99% of the population under the 2025 assessment year. The recorder holds 273,636 deed records and 114,040 mortgage records, while 32,967 properties carry valuation data, most recently updated August 19, 2025.

Assignment and Release Records

Assignment and release records track what happens to a mortgage after it is recorded. An assignment shows that a mortgage was transferred from one lender or loan holder to another, while a release shows that a mortgage was paid off and the lien removed from the property.

Humboldt County has 120,660 assignment and release records available for research. They include 14,019 assignment documents recorded from January 3, 2005 through August 19, 2025, and 106,462 release documents recorded from January 3, 2005 through August 19, 2025, along with 179 other documents.

Researchers use these records to follow the life of a loan on a property. They can confirm that a past mortgage was released, see which lender took over a loan, and identify liens that may remain open, which is useful when preparing for a purchase, a sale, or a refinance. The recording dates also make it easier to focus on documents filed during a particular period in a property's history.

How to Search Humboldt County, CA Property Records

The Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder is the main starting point for Humboldt County property records. Its records include deeds, mortgages, assignments, releases, and foreclosure filings, tied to the county's 75,415 parcels, and you can search them online, call the office, or visit in person.

To look up recorded documents, use the Humboldt County official records search, the online portal for searching official records. For background on the office and its services, visit the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder website. Document requirements and request forms are available on the Humboldt County recorder forms page.

Assessment lookups are available through the Humboldt County Property Assessment Inquiry, tax bills through the Humboldt County online tax payment page, and maps through Humboldt County Web GIS.

You can also reach the office in person at 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501, or by phone at 707-445-7593. It is open Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

A search usually goes best with the owner name, property address, or recording details in hand. Start with a broad search, narrow it using the date or document type, and open the result that matches your property. For older or missing documents, contact the office by phone.

Humboldt Registrar of Deeds

The Humboldt County Probate Office is located at 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA, 95501 and can be reached at 707-445-7593. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Records can be accessed through humboldtgov.org or the official website humboldtgov.org.

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