Cumberland County Tax Administration has completed the 2025 Revaluation of real property within Cumberland County. As required by North Carolina state law, all real property must be reappraised at least every eight years. The purpose of the revaluation is to ensure tax assessments are uniform, fair and equitable for all citizens. Cumberland County is currently on an eight-year revaluation cycle, with the last revaluation conducted on Jan. 1, 2017.

Revaluation notices will be mailed to all Cumberland County property owners on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. In advance of those notices, Cumberland County wishes to share the following information with property owners. Additional information will be included in the notices, on the County’s website and through other channels.

2025 Revaluation Timeline: 

• Feb. 21, 2025: Notices are scheduled to be mailed to property owners.
• Feb. 24, 2025: Assessed values will be available online. Additional information will be provided on this date directing taxpayers to the webpage where they may view their property record card and 2025 assessed value.
• March 24, 2025: Deadline for property owners to submit a request for an informal appeal to the Tax Administration Office.
• April 23, 2025: Board of Equalization and Review convenes for 2025.
• May 28, 2025: Deadline for property owners to file a formal appeal to the Board of Equalization and Review through the Tax Administration Office, Board of Equalization and Review adjourns.
• June 2025: County elected officials will adopt the FY 2026 budget, setting the tax rate for 2025 tax bills. Municipal elected officials will also adopt their FY 2026 budgets, establishing tax rates for their respective municipalities.
• July 1, 2025: New tax rates using the updated assessed values take effect.
• August 2025: 2025 Tax Bills scheduled to be mailed.

Appeals Process

Taxpayers who agree with the value shown on their notice do not need to respond. Taxpayers who disagree with the assessed value can complete the 2025 Revaluation Informal Appeal Form located on the back of each mailed notice. Appeal forms, along with instructions on how to appeal, are also available online at cumberlandcountync.gov/tax under the “Forms & Publications” tab.

Detailed information regarding the revaluation process and how to appeal will be included in each revaluation notice and on the Tax Administration website.

Tax Relief Programs

Cumberland County Tax Administration encourages taxpayers to review the eligibility requirements of three state-authorized tax relief programs:

• Present Use Deferment Program
• Elderly or Disabled Exclusion Program
• Disabled Veteran Exclusion Program

These programs offer assistance to eligible taxpayers who are 65 or older and meet income requirements, 100% disabled and meet income requirements or Veterans with a total and permanent service-connected disability or their unmarried surviving spouse. For more information about tax relief programs, visit cumberlandcountync.gov/tax.

Contact Information

The Tax Administration Office can be reached by email for property and revaluation questions at taxrealestate@cumberlandcountync.gov.

After notices have been mailed, taxpayers can call the County’s Revaluation Call Center at 910-678-7800 for questions or to schedule an appointment with an appraiser.

Tax Administration is located on the fifth floor of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick St., in Fayetteville.

For more information about Cumberland County, visit cumberlandcountync.gov, follow the County on social media at CCNCGov and download the County app by searching MyCCNCGov in the app store.