2025 Property Revaluation & Resources

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2025 Property Revaluation - Orange County, NC

2025 Property Revaluation

Orange County has completed its 2025 revaluation of all real property. Revaluation brings assessed property values in line with current market values to ensure fairness and equity in property taxation, as required by North Carolina law.

What is Revaluation?

Revaluation is the process by which all property tax assessments within a taxing jurisdiction (Orange County) are reassessed to their market value as of a specific revaluation date.  It is also sometimes called a reappraisal or mass appraisal.

This revaluation is as of January 1, 2025 with our most recent previous revaluation being January 1, 2021.  The next revaluation will be January 1, 2029.

In this process the Tax Office reassesses all real property (land, buildings, and other improvements to the land) as of the January 1, 2025 revaluation date.

The goal is not to raise taxes, but to distribute the property tax burden fairly based on market value.

Appraisals

Appraisals conducted for revaluation are mass appraisals—not individual home inspections. Our appraisers analyze market data, including recent arms-length market sales, income/expense information (for income producing properties), construction costs, and other property characteristics, to estimate what each property would likely sell for as of January 1, 2025.

The North Carolina General Statutes control property taxation and the three statutes that outline how and when property should be appraised are:

  • NCGS 105-283:  Uniform Appraisal Standards
  • NCGS 105-286:  Time for General Reappraisal of Real Property
  • NCGS 105-287:  Changing Appraised Value of Real Property in Years in Which a General Reappraisal in Not Made

Appealing Your Property Value

If you believe your new value does not reflect what your property could have sold for on January 1, 2025, you have the right to appeal. Appeals must be based on market value as of January 1, 2025.

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Resources

We have provided resources you may want to use as you learn more about the 2025 Revaluation.

  • Property Record Card Search (PRC): review data on record for your property. 
  • Orange Public Comper Website (COMPER): a tool to analyze and create reports about your property value.
  • 2025 Orange County Schedule of Values:  The Schedule of Values is the framework Orange County uses to appraise all real property at fair market value during the countywide revaluation.  It outlines the standards, rules, and pricing guidelines used to ensure assessments are fair, consistent, and equitable.  Approved by the Board of County Commissioners, the Schedule of Values serves as the foundation for determining property values across the county.
  • Sales Bank/ Data Review : The sales price is used as a method to determine an estimated market value within a neighborhood as of a specific date.
  • A Citizen’s Guide to the Revaluation and Assessment of Property by North Carolina Counties (PDF):  For more information about revaluation in North Carolina, read this UNC School of Government’s Property Tax Bulletin.
  • Online GIS: view aerial maps, review parcels by neighborhood and review other map layers that may impact your property.
  • Address Related Information (ARIES): search for services specific to a property’s address.
  • 2025 Revaluation Percent Increase Heat Map:  Market trends and development have affected property values differently across the county.  Explore the map and chart below to understand the distribution of value increases between 2024 and 2025.
  • Distribution of Percent Increase in Values Chart: Bar chart showing the number of Orange County properties by percent increase in assessed value from 2024 to 2025, excluding exempt and atypical parcels.
  • 2025 Tax Appraisal Neighborhoods Map:  Defined areas used for property revaluation and market analysis purposes—these boundaries may differ from commonly known neighborhood names.  A neighborhood can be defined as a group of complementary land uses, or a congruous grouping of inhabitants, buildings, or business enterprises.  The properties should have similar factors affecting their values.
  • Review a Map of your Tax Appraisal Neighborhood:  Search for your neighborhood using the County's GIS interactive map.  This will show the neighborhoods used in the 2025 Revaluation.  A search by neighborhood number will provide a map with all properties in the neighborhood highlighted.  The neighborhood number for your property is printed on your revaluation notice.  In the Search Field section, scroll to the bottom to enter the neighborhood number and you will see the highlighted map.  Click the Options tab at the top of the Results section to export the list of the properties to a spreadsheet that will have owner's name, values, address, and more.

Neighborhood delineation is vital in mass appraisal because it helps identify areas with similar market influences, helping to identify relevant market data and develop more accurate and consistent property valuations.  It also assists when planning to appeal - reviewing the properties in your neighborhood, and especially the sales in your neighborhood, will be helpful to identify any issues that should be addressed in your appeal.

Contact

If you are interested in viewing a geographic map of your property, additional details are provided below to make the search and identify process easier. Through the Online GIS link provided, you can locate your property, view aerial photography and an array of different information. Should additional questions arise through your use of the Online GIS, please give us a call at 919-245-2100 or live chat with us.