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Resident protests $150,000 valuation swing on Grand Island cul-de-sac home
Summary
Nikki Campos told the board her 2020 purchase has since been reassessed up more than $100,000 and faces another $50,000 proposed increase; the referee said market and equalization comparisons support the assessor's figure but agreed to review nearby properties and consider an on-site check.
Nikki Campos appeared before the Hall County Board of Equalization to protest the assessed value of her single-family home, telling referees that her house has climbed more than $100,000 in assessed value since she bought it in 2020 and that the assessor proposes another roughly $50,000 increase.
Campos said houses on her cul-de-sac had not shown comparable increases and that she was effectively being penalized for purchasing earlier in the market cycle. “Some of them have got up 30,000, 15,000, but mine has gone up over 100,000,” she told the referees.
The independent referee/appraiser explained the county’s review process and said staff had run an equalization study and reviewed sales and property data for Woodridge Lane and Woodridge Circle. “We did a market study, which supports the assessed value,” the referee said, noting adjustments for basement finish, condition and size. The referee added that he would take another look at nearby properties and recommended a field inspection if taxpayers could show differences in condition or configuration.
The board reiterated limits around land revaluation: land values were updated countywide and are not adjusted parcel-by-parcel unless part of a broader county action. Commissioners encouraged Campos and other taxpayers to provide documents or request an inspector visit when comparable houses appear out of alignment.
Referees did not announce a formal change during the hearing. They said additional evidence or an interior inspection could prompt a recommendation to lower a parcel’s assessed value before the board’s final action later in the week.
