Albemarle County has completed its annual reassessment process with the highest residential tax increases in Samuel Miller district.
The county’s total tax base increased by 5.1 percent over the 2024 year-end tax base due to the reassessment.
Notices will be mailed to taxpayers on Friday.
The 2025 assessment data will also be available online through the county’s GIS website beginning on Sunday, Jan. 26.
Commercial assessment changes varied by property type but experienced an average decrease of 1.8 percent.
Each year, as part of the routine assessment process, county staff inspects approximately 20 percent of county properties. This year, staff completed detailed reviews of more than 10,000 properties. Individual neighborhoods and sections of the county change at different rates so assessments of individual properties will vary from the overall average.
The 2025 residential assessment changes are the result of continued appreciation in the housing market despite the increase in mortgage interest rates, according to the county.
The 2025 real estate tax bills that are mailed in May will be based on the 2025 reassessment value, and the 2025 tax rate that will be adopted by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in May.
Any questions regarding the new assessments may be directed to the Office of the County Assessor at (434) 296-5856.
Albemarle County: Taxable assessment changes by property type
- Residential up to 20 acres: +7.3 percent
- Urban residential (county water & sewer): +6.9 percent
- Rural (20 to 99.99 acres): +5.2 percent
- Rural (100 acres and more): +3.8 percent
- Commercial Properties: -1.8 percent
- Multi-Family: -4.0 percent
Albemarle County: Reassessment changes by magisterial district
- Samuel Miller: +7.8 percent
- Town of Scottsville: +6.1 percent
- Rivanna: +5.8 percent
- White Hall: +5.1 percent
- Jack Jouett: +4.8 percent
- Scottsville: +3.4 percent
- Rio: +3.3 percent
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