Beaufort County revaluation notices going out this week

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Beaufort County revaluation notices going out this week

Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 @ 7:27 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff ( More Entries )

Press Release:

    WASHINGTON, N.C.     This week, Beaufort County property owners will receive notices of their new appraised property values as determined through the County's 2025 revaluation.

    North Carolina state law requires all real property must be reappraised at least every eight years. County commissions can choose to revalue more frequently. In 2022 the Beaufort County Commissioners voted to affirm 2025 as their next revaluation, with plans to shift to a 6-year cycle thereafter.

    Statutes require that all real and personal property be valued at fair market value. Since personal property is reassessed every year, periodic revaluations of real property are necessary to minimize inequities that develop in the tax base over time. Inequities also develop within property classifications. For example, values of properties located on or near the water have historically changed much faster than inland properties.

    The revaluation process helps ensure that property taxes are levied equitably, based on current market value, as required by state law.

    As part of the revaluation process, appraisers classified properties into market areas or neighborhoods. They analyzed sales data and other market trends within these neighborhoods to assess what comparable properties have sold for. Appraisers then used a Uniform Schedule of Values to evaluate properties using the same standards to maintain fairness and equity.

    Property owners receiving revaluation notices are encouraged to visit BeaufortCountyNC.gov/Revaluation for more information about the revaluation and appeals process.

    It is important to note that the revaluation notice is not a tax bill. The county tax rate is set annually by the Board of Commissioners, typically in June. Your tax bill will be calculated by multiplying the tax value by the new tax rate.

    To verify the accuracy of your new value, use Beaufort County's GIS website to review arms-length sales in your neighborhood of properties similar to yours. A link to the GIS map is available at BeaufortCountyNC.gov/Revaluation.

    Appeals

    Taxpayers who agree with the value listed on their notice do not need to act. Taxpayers who disagree with their listed tax value can file an appeal. Appeal forms and information can be found at BeaufortCountyNC.gov/Revaluation.

    The appeal process only pertains to appraised property values, not the tax rate.

    Here are some examples of valid reasons to appeal:

The new value is substantially above or below the actual market value of the property
The new value is inconsistent with the market value of similar properties
The listed square footage is substantially incorrect
Tax records do not reflect the characteristics of the property.

Appeals based on the following reasons will not be considered:

The market value has changed too much compared to the previous valuation
The market value is different from construction cost or insurance value
The property owner believes the market value is just too high or low
The property owner might not be financially able to pay taxes

   Contact: Brandon Tester
   Phone: 252-940-3715
   Email: brandon.tester@beaufortcountync.gov

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Stan Deatherage said:

( March 5th, 2025 @ 10:38 am )

In my knowledgeable attempt to make the truth of Revaluation known to the public at large: Revaluation is an exercise that must be performed at least every 8 years as per the North Carolina Machinery Act, which perfectly stipulates how it must be done.

Due to the cost of the Revaluation, Beaufort County's practice has been to performs this every 8 years, which creates sticker shock for the public, even myself as I own property that demands that I pay my taxes, which most years always seems to be a struggle no matter how diligently I work to do so. Many of you out there are in my same situation as we grow older, and with the many responsibilities we encounter to sustain ourselves.

Having said all of this, please be aware of this one inescapable truth, Beaufort County is a Revenue Neutral County, and whatever the collective rise in average property values is calculated to be, thereby the tax rate of Beaufort County should be lowered accordingly.

With this reality understood, Beaufort County government, an entity that has the constitutional and statutory ability to correct the inconsistencies of a Revaluation in specific, and sometimes general instances, has no other ability to stop the Revaluation as prescribed by the North Carolina Machinery Act.

Besides, remedying the inaccuracies within the mistakes of any Revaluation, which will always be a certainty, the only power, and it is an awesome power, of
your Beaufort County Commissioners is the power of taxation, i.e., the tax rate levied as a lien against all real property here in the county of Beaufort.