Suspend Guilford's 2026 Property Revaluation; Follow Pender County's Lead; It's the Right Thing to do
Pender County Halted Revaluations to Prevent Unequal Tax Burdens
Sent to Guilford County’s Elected Officials;
Please pause the 2026 property revaluation before it sets tax bills, just as Pender County commissioners voted unanimously to do on April 7th.
In Guilford County, the revaluation data raises serious fairness concerns not being addressed;
The tax burden is shifting downward. Residential property values rose more than 2.5 times faster than commercial at the median, per Guilford County’s data.
Guilford County’s residential properties rose to a median increase of 59.73%;
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Commercial properties saw a lower 22.72% increase, which will be made up by lower tier residential;
The increases are heavily distributed against lower value homes while many higher value homes are set for relative tax breaks, along with most of the commercial space under an estimated revenue neutral outcome.
Please fully analyze and publicly explain the disparities
Show exactly who would pay more and less
Consider a pause or adjustments to avoid disproportionately burdening your lower income constituents.
Moving forward as-is risks locking in relatively lower income homeowners and renters with much higher tax bills to make up to tax cuts and lower taxes for the rest.
Please don’t harm our most vulnerable neighbors.
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George Hartzman
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