Forsyth County assessor explains 2025 reappraisal process, how Lewisville homeowners can appeal

John Burgess, a representative of the Forsyth County Tax Collector and Assessor's Office, told the Town of Lewisville council on Thursday that the county's 2025 reappraisal is meant to align property assessments with current market values and restore equity among different property types.

"The purpose behind a reappraisal is actually about equity or fairness in property tax," Burgess said. He explained that real estate is appraised only at reappraisal while other property classes (registered motor vehicles, personal property, public service property) are valued each year, which can create inequities as markets change.

Burgess walked the council through the county's approach: using recent sales to set values, meeting state statistical standards, and grouping sales into local market areas to calculate median assessment levels. He said Forsyth County has about 160,000 properties and roughly 6,500 real-estate parcels inside the Town of Lewisville. Over the four-year reappraisal period the county logged more…