AVON, Ind. -- Property assessments in Hendricks County are so problematic that the county's assessor said she has no desire to run for re-election as people vent their frustration over taxes.

Some people who recently saw their property taxes increase sharply -- by more than 25 percent in some cases -- are steaming mad, 6News' Dan Spehler reported.

An examination of assessments in several Avon neighborhoods revealed startling inconsistencies in home values, often on the same street.

Some of the homes are being taxed on 2006 assessments. Others nearby, however, haven't been assessed in five years, so they're being taxed on 2002 assessments -- meaning many of those homeowners are paying less than what they would have if their homes had been assessed in 2006.

Some homes appeared to have been greatly over-assessed, while others were under-assessed, in some cases by as much as $100,000, Spehler reported.

Hendricks County Assessor Gail Brown said her job has been a nightmare recently.

"I apologize immensely to the people who are assessed correctly and are paying their fair share when they know there are people not paying their fair share," Brown said.

Since new laws demand market-value assessments and annual adjustments, Brown said it has been difficult to keep up, but that the inconsistencies actually add up when she crunches numbers for the state.

"I let those neighborhoods go knowing there were problems and I'd have to revisit them," Brown said.

When asked what she would say to people who are being taxed on 2006 assessments, she answered: "I was elected to do the job to the best of my ability."

"I am being crucified for every problem out there," she said. "It just makes me want to walk away. Unfortunately, I made a commitment."

The assessor's job is one that no one else seems to want. Last election, Brown ran unopposed.

"I went out for lunch yesterday. If I would have been driving west, I probably would have just kept going to California," Brown said.

Brown's unhappiness with her job is little consolation for homeowners who feel they are being treated unfairly.

"I feel for them, I do, but I have to do my job and I understand there's inconsistencies," Brown said. "There's not been time to look at the problems at hand. We're just trying to catch up."

Brown said it could be several years before all of the problems in Hendricks County are ironed out.