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Mon County tax administrator outlines 2027 reappraisal; countywide assessments projected to rise about 30%
Summary
Tax administrator Abby Brazwell told commissioners the mandatory 2027 county reappraisal will update roughly 44,580 parcels and, using current qualified sales, would add about $3.75 billion to the tax base — roughly a 30% countywide average — while reminding the board of the revenue‑neutral tax disclosure requirement.
Tax administrator Abby Brazwell told the Mon County Board of Commissioners on April 14 that the county’s mandatory 2027 reappraisal will update roughly 44,580 parcel assessments to reflect 100% of true market value as of Jan. 1, 2027.
Brazwell said reappraisal is required by state law and is intended to equalize assessments so taxpayers pay on consistent shares of market value. ‘‘Reappraisal is the process of updating all 44,580 Mon County parcel values to reflect 100% of fair market value as of January 1st of a reappraisal year,’’ she said during the meeting.
She described the office’s methodology: using recent qualified sales, excluding non‑arm’s‑length transactions and outliers, and applying township‑level adjustments where appropriate. Brazwell noted that sales outside specialty categories (for example, golf‑course sales) are treated separately to avoid skewing neighborhood values.
On the scale of impact, Brazwell told the board that, as of the currently recorded sales, the reappraisal would add about $3.75 billion to the county tax base, representing roughly a 30% average increase countywide. She cautioned that the figure will change as additional 2026 sales are recorded and as staff reviews outliers and nonqualified sales.
Brazwell also explained state budget‑year disclosure requirements: the county must calculate and publish a ‘‘revenue‑neutral’’ tax rate in the budget message the year of reappraisal (a disclosure intended to show the tax rate that would generate the same levy absent reappraisal), though it is not required to adopt that rate.
The presentation closed with a timeline: staff will return in July with townships’ assessment changes and estimated percentages, present schedules and proposed values in August for a public hearing in September, and ask the board to adopt schedules (if desired) in October. Brazwell said the reappraisal should be complete by January or February 2027.
What happens next: Brazwell invited residents to review property cards and call the tax office to confirm data. She said the office will publish schedules online and hold the public hearing as advertised; taxpayers who disagree with their new assessed values will have appeal options after the schedule is published.
Provenance: "2027 reappraisal for Mon County. Uh, tax administrator Abby Brazwell." (SEG 726) and "the reappraisal will not be complete until sometime in January or the beginning of February of 2027" plus "the reappraisal assessment will add $3.75 billion to our tax base or an increase of 30% countywide on average." (SEG 972–982).
Authorities: North Carolina General Statutes cited during the presentation (as stated by staff) included references to the reappraisal requirements and revenue‑neutral disclosure.
Ending: Staff will return with township detail in July and a schedule of values for public review before a September hearing.
