Do property tax appeals work in Person County, NC?

In 2025, Person County lowered the value in 49% of 1691 informal reviews, by a median of 12.0%. Across 2025–2026, 52% of 1928 decided appeals lowered the value and 2% raised it. Past results don't predict any one appeal.

Which property tax appeals succeed in Person County?

Appeals pointing to an error in the county's record of the home lowered the value 66% of the time; appeals arguing market value alone, 52%.

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Do property tax appeals work in Person County?

Often. In 2025, Person County lowered the value in 49% of its 1,691 informal reviews, by a typical 12.0%.

49%

of 2025 informal reviews lowered the value

12.0%

typical cut when the value came down (2025)

1,928

decisions on record, 2025–2026

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

Year by year

Value loweredNo changeValue raised

2026 · Informal review41 decided

25 lowered · 16 no change · 0 raised

61% lowered
typical cut 11.1%
2025 · Informal review1,691 decided

830 lowered · 834 no change · 27 raised

49% lowered
typical cut 12.0%
2025 · Board hearing196 decided

150 lowered · 44 no change · 2 raised

77% lowered
typical cut 18.5%

"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 kind of appeal works

Where Person County's records say why the owner appealed, the difference is stark:

66%

The county's record was wrong

Wrong square footage, bedrooms, condition and similar. 208 of 314 appeals lowered the value.

52%

"It's worth less than that"

A market-value argument alone. 697 of 1,346 lowered the value.

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 up2% of decisions here raised the value. Past results don't predict yours.

Start with your own record. It's free.

See exactly what Person 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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61%

Across North Carolina

61% of 65,177 decided appeals in 26 counties lowered the value. Compare every county.

Sources

Person County appeals export 2025-2026 (NextRequest #26-343, Nov 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 Person County's numbers about past appeals, not a prediction for any home and not an opinion of any property's value.