How a state freeze on revaluation changed the county tax rate

County Manager Victor Isler presented his recommended FY2027 budget on May 7: a property tax rate of 61.90 cents per $100 of value, built on the 2026 reappraisal. The county said the revenue-neutral rate on those new values was 53.26 cents.

In June the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 889, which put a moratorium on the 2026 reappraisal, and Gov. Josh Stein signed it June 19. Tax bills this year are based on 2025 values instead. On June 25 commissioners adopted an $889,196,646 General Fund budget with a rate of 78.95 cents, which the county describes as a 5.9-cent increase, or about $8.44 a month on the median home value of $171,600.

The county says the 2026 values will be used for next year's bills, and that if those values hold the revenue-neutral rate for FY2028 would be 58.54 cents. That figure will matter when commissioners set next year's rate.