Haywood's First Reappraisal in Six Years Heads to Oct. 19 Hearing

Haywood County property owners got their first look at the rules that will reset real estate values for the first time since 2021. At the Sept. 21, 2026, Board of County Commissioners meeting, Tanner Evaluation Group submitted the schedule of values, starting a state-mandated process that runs through an Oct. 19 public hearing and a later adoption vote. Commissioners also unanimously cleared 14 consent items and a $636,798 roll forward that keep health and human services grant dollars flowing.

• Schedule of values submitted for the 2027 reappraisal. It is Haywood's first revaluation since 2021, and the appraiser expects increases.

• Public hearing set for Oct. 19, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the historic courtroom of the Haywood County Courthouse.

• Commissioners stress that state law, not the county, drives the revaluation. They cited the Machinery Act.

• 14 consent items approved unanimously, including grants for dental care, Meals on Wheels and a revived car seat program.

• $636,798 in unspent HHSA funds rolled into fiscal year 2027 by unanimous voice vote.

The basics: A schedule of values is the set of proposed schedules, standards and rules used to appraise every parcel of real property in the county. Counties carry out reappraisals under the Machinery Act, a state statute.