Thanks for your response Patrick. Actually one of the things i found out from the taxrecord.com site is that my assesment value has not changed.. its still the saem since 2000 (thats as far i as i could find out). Looks like the tax rate has increased each time causing my taxed to shoot up.

But i guess the only thing i can challenge is the assesment value at this point.

While researching i came upon another site "easytaxfix.com" . Has any one heard of this or used this before? are they reliable / good? They charge $50 for their service.

If you want to protest your taxes, you need to go to the county assessor. They usually have a period once or twice a year for that. It is possible to get them adjusted, but keep one thing in mind. Many municipalities have become accustom to the tax revenue they receive. You may get your assessed value of your home lowered, but many municipalities are raising the tax factor used to figure the taxes.