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Cumberland County tax administrator reports 64.7% increase in assessed value after 2025 revaluation; county outlines calls and appeals plan
Summary
Tax administrator Joe Utley briefed commissioners on the 2025 county-wide property revaluation, which raised assessed values roughly 64.7%. Staff described an outreach and appeals plan including a call center and public communications and recommended evaluating moving the county’s revaluation cycle toward shorter intervals.
Joe Utley, Cumberland County tax administrator, presented results of the county’s 2025 property revaluation and told the Board of Commissioners assessed values rose substantially across categories, with an overall assessed-value increase of about 64.7 percent.
Utley explained that the statutory revaluation process updates all real property values to reflect market value as of Jan. 1, 2025, using mass-appraisal techniques and roughly 45,000 qualified sales to set market comparables. "Revaluations are simply…
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