property appraisals

On average, the properties saw a 40% increase in appraised value, but properties in competitive areas like Whitehall saw bigger increases upwards of 68%.

Last year Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano asked the Kirwin Institute to review the county’s appraisal process, and they found predominately Black neighborhoods are systematically over-valued for tax purposes, even as their real world values lag white neighborhoods.

10:00 Recent property appraisals have showed a decline in property value. We talk with the Franklin County Auditor about the process and what this means…