Davidson County assessor outlines 2025 reappraisal, appeals timetable and how values affect tax bills

Vivian Wilhoite, Davidson County assessor of property, told the Metro Council Budget & Finance Committee that the office is carrying out a 2025 reappraisal of real and personal property and outlined how the process will affect tax bills and what homeowners should do if they disagree with new values.

Wilhoite said the reappraisal is a four‑year mass appraisal cycle that relies primarily on the sales approach but also uses cost and income methods when appropriate, and that staff inspect more than 281,000 parcels as part of the process. "The reappraisal is not designed to raise revenue. I repeat, the reappraisal is not designed to raise revenue," she said, stressing that the certified tax rate is meant to keep collections revenue neutral after values are updated.

The office establishes values as of Jan. 1 of the appraisal year, Wilhoite said, and those values are provided to the county trustee so the legislative body can apply an adopted tax rate.…