Here’s how the 2025 tax reappraisal will affect your property tax in Forsyth County

These taxes can determine how much your home is worth on the market.

WStoday: West 5th St. neighborhood, Winston-Salem

This view looks down north down West 5th Street from Brookstown Ave.

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Forsyth County is examining its 2025 tax reappraisal. Every four years, rates are adjusted to reflect the current real estate market. The reappraisal serves as an indicator for property taxes and ensures that every property on the market is fairly and equitably appraised.

How does the reappraisal process affect home prices?

While reappraising taxes is necessary to keep up with market value, it does not determine how much you pay on your property tax. So if the value of the reappraisal tax increases, it does not automatically increase taxes on a property.

What are property tax revenues used for?

Property tax revenues are used to operate schools and fund city services like fire protection, law enforcement, and public health.

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will set the county tax rate once the 2025/2026 budget is approved this summer. Each municipality will approve its own budget and set property tax rate.

“While we do not yet know what those rates will be, Forsyth County has a history of lowering tax rates in response to changes in the real estate market,” County Manager Shontell Robinson said. “Once the tax rates are finalized, Tax Administration will issue tax bills for all taxable properties at the end of July.”

Get involved

    County commissioners will host a public hearing Monday, May 19 at 6 p.m. at the Forsyth County Government Center (201 N. Chestnut St.). Drop by to share your comments with officials.

    The new budget will go into effect on July 1.

    Those not satisfied with the reappraisal can file an appeal using the form included with their notice or contact the Forsyth County Tax Office at 336-703-2300 for any questions or concerns.

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