Do property tax appeals work in Moore County, NC?

In 2023, Moore County lowered the value in 50% of 373 informal reviews, by a median of 13.4%. Across 2022–2026, 52% of 1990 decided appeals lowered the value and 12% raised it. Past results don't predict any one appeal.

NC appeal results · Moore County

Do property tax appeals work in Moore County?

Usually, yes. In 2023, Moore County lowered the value in 50% of its 373 informal reviews, by a typical 13.4%.

50%

of 2023 informal reviews lowered the value

13.4%

typical cut when the value came down (2023)

1,990

decisions on record, 2022–2026

12%

were raised instead. It happens; the board can go either way.

Year by year

Value loweredNo changeValue raised

2026 · Board hearing59 decided

36 lowered · 19 no change · 4 raised

61% lowered
typical cut 14.6%
2025 · Informal review46 decided

34 lowered · 5 no change · 7 raised

74% lowered
typical cut 15.2%
2024 · Informal review89 decided

58 lowered · 17 no change · 14 raised

65% lowered
typical cut 22.5%
2024 · Board hearing82 decided

45 lowered · 24 no change · 13 raised

55% lowered
typical cut 7.1%
2023 · Informal review373 decided

187 lowered · 111 no change · 75 raised

50% lowered
typical cut 13.4%
2023 · Board hearing1,251 decided

623 lowered · 527 no change · 101 raised

50% lowered
typical cut 9.8%
2022 · Informal review57 decided

27 lowered · 16 no change · 14 raised

47% lowered
typical cut 25.0%
2022 · Board hearing33 decided

21 lowered · 9 no change · 3 raised

64% lowered
typical cut 16.7%

"Typical cut" is the median drop among values that came down. Informal review with the assessor comes first; owners who aren't satisfied go on to a hearing before the Board of Equalization and Review, so the same home can appear at both levels.

What this means if you're thinking of appealing

Check the record firstA wrong square footage or bedroom count is the easiest kind of appeal to win, and the assessor can fix a factual error in any year.
Start with the informal reviewIt's quicker than a formal hearing, and if you're not satisfied you can still take it to the Board afterward.
Bring sales, not feelingsRecent sales of similar homes near yours are the evidence the board weighs. A higher tax bill alone isn't a reason it can act on.
Know it can go up12% of decisions here raised the value. Past results don't predict yours.

Start with your own record. It's free.

See exactly what Moore County has on file for your home, mark anything that's wrong, and we'll write the correction request for you to send. Then compare your value with the sales near you.

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59%

Across North Carolina

59% of 41,506 decided appeals in 17 counties lowered the value. Compare every county.

Sources

Moore County Tax Department informal and Board appeal lists 2022-2026 (public records request, Oct 2026)
Years with fewer than 10 decisions at a level are left out; a percentage of a handful of appeals isn't a result. Withdrawn appeals aren't counted as decided.

These are Moore County's numbers about past appeals, not a prediction for any home and not an opinion of any property's value.