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Detroit assessors present 2026 assessment changes, explain appeals and PRE audits
Summary
Deputy CFO and city assessor Alvin Horn told the Budget Finance & Audit committee that average residential assessments rose about 10% for 2026, but taxable value for most legacy owners is capped at 2.7%. The assessors outlined the three-tier appeals process, PRE audit procedures and a planned Economic Condition Factor review.
Deputy CFO and city assessor Alvin Horn told the Budget, Finance & Audit standing committee on Feb. 4 that the city’s average residential assessment increased roughly 10% for the 2026 assessment year and that most neighborhoods saw increases.
"The average assessment in the city for residential properties increased by 10% over the prior year," Horn said in a presentation to the committee. He said the city’s 24-month sales study (04/01/2023–03/31/2025) underpins the valuations and that county equalization directors supply the underlying sales lists used for analysis.
Horn and Deputy Assessor Cynthia Burton emphasized that although assessed values rose, the taxable value that determines a homeowner’s tax bill is constrained by the Michigan Constitution’s caps for legacy owners. "That cap is 2.7%," Horn said, noting the cap…
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