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Forsyth County tax office outlines reappraisal results, planned notices and appeal timelines
Summary
John Burgess of the county tax office briefed commissioners on the 2025 reappraisal, describing the methods used, the scale of value changes across the county, the planned Feb. 3 notice distribution and formal and informal appeal windows. He encouraged property owners to review notices and file appeals if they believe values are inaccurate.
John Burgess, representing Forsyth County's tax office, presented a detailed update Jan. 16 on the county's 2025 real property reappraisal, including how values were derived, the scale of changes across neighborhoods and how and when property owners may appeal.
"The real purpose of doing a reappraisal is that every time we have a reappraisal, we need to bring our tax values on real property into alignment with the current real estate market so that in that year of the reappraisal, that no matter what type property you own and we tax, you are paying your fair share of the tax needs for each jurisdiction," Burgess said.
Burgess said the county used more than 30,000 sales in its database to analyze market activity. He described the county's property universe as roughly 165,000 parcels: about 131,000 residential properties, roughly 20,000 "catchall" (typically more rural or acreage)…
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