Is your tax bill going up? Property reappraisals are coming to Henderson County

If you live in Henderson County, it is likely that your yearly property tax bill will be changing.

Every four years, all real property in Henderson County, which includes vacant lots, land with buildings and the buildings themselves, is reassessed by an internal county government team. Property taxes are a percentage of a property's assessed value, so when property is reassessed, taxes change even when tax rates do not. Both the county and local city or town governments take property tax.

"Reappraisals are done to make sure that every taxpayer pays no more than his or her fair share of the property tax burden," county Tax Administrator Darlene Burgess said in a county video about the reappraisals. "North Carolina has an 'ad valorem' property tax system, meaning that the property is valued according to what each taxpayer owns."

Burgess and her team have been out assessing properties since 2019, she said in the video, since Henderson County has around 70,000 parcels of land.

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County residents will receive a letter in the mail letting them know the assessed value of their property in mid to late February, Burgess said. If residents disagree with the assessed value of their property, they can fill out an appeal form that will be included in the letter informing them of the value.

Property taxes are an important part of a government's revenue, as they are are estimated to account for 53% of the money Henderson County will spend in 2023, according to the 2023 Reappraisal Guide put out by the county.

The rates for this year's property tax have yet to be set, and local governments have until July 1 to do so. Every property owner in the county pays the county tax rate and may pay other rates on top of the general county rate depending on which city, town, fire district or special district their property is in.

2022's property rates in the county were:

• General Henderson County: 0.561

• Hendersonville: 0.520

• Laurel Park: 0.435

• Saluda: 0.680

• Fletcher: 0.340

• Flat Rock: 0.130

• Mills River: 0.190

• Downtown Hendersonville - Main Street: 0.240

• Downtown Hendersonville - Seventh Avenue: 0.170

• Blue Ridge Fire District: 0.130

• Valley Hill Fire District: 0.100

• Edneyville Fire District: 0.115

• Etowah-Horse Shoe Fire District: 0.115

• Fletcher Fire District: 0.115

• Green River Fire District: 0.100

• Mountain Home Fire District: 0.120

• Mills River Fire District: 0.110

• Dana Fire District: 0.140

• Gerton Fire District: 0.135

• Raven Rock / Saluda Fire District: 0.120

• Bat Cave Fire District: 0.120

To calculate taxes owed, divide the estimated value of the property by 100, then multiply that number by the tax rate. This is the amount that will be shown on a tax bill.

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Residents can use Henderson County's geographical information system to view which tax districts they are in by visiting: hendersoncountync.gov/gis

Property tax bills will be mailed in August and will be due on Sept. 1 but do not accrue interest until Jan. 5, 2024. Burgess will be presenting an update on the reappraisal to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 6.

For more information about the reappraisal, visit: hendersoncountync.gov/tax/page/2023-reappraisal

Christian Smith is a reporter for the USA Today Network. Questions or Comments? Contact him at RCSmith@gannett.com or (828) 274-2222.

This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Property taxes change for some in Henderson County with reappraisals