The Forsyth County Board of Assessors has mailed all Forsyth County property owners their state-required 2025 Property Assessment Notices. Each property assessment notice is informational and is not a bill.

The annual assessment notices were mailed to County residents on June 17 and will be available for viewing online next week by visiting www.forsythco.com/assessment-notice. Property owners will have the opportunity to appeal their property value as shown in the assessment notice for 45 days after the date of the notice listed on the assessment.

Chief Appraiser Joel Benton and Assistant Deputy Chief Appraiser Steven Lamb discuss what you need to know in the latest FoCo Unplugged podcast episode:

“The property assessments that property owners will be receiving are, by Georgia law, based on fair market value,” said Forsyth County Chief Appraiser Joel Benton. “We encourage property owners to review their assessed values and exemptions that will be applied to their final bill.”

Recent legislation in Georgia, specifically House Bill 581 (HB 581) and House Bill 92 (HB 92), have introduced significant state-wide changes to Box C of the Property Assessment notice. The changes include:

• Removal of property tax estimates and estimated millage rates for the School Bond, County Bond and Fire Operations. This information has been replaced by the current year’s Estimated Rollback Rate.

• Inclusion of Current Year Estimated Rollback Rates estimated by each local taxing authority (Forsyth County Schools and Forsyth County government operations), reflect the millage rate needed to generate the same revenue as the previous year from the existing property, excluding new construction or improvements. If the final adopted millage rate exceeds this estimate, property tax bills must include a disclaimer stating that taxes have been raised beyond the estimated rollback rate.

Additional information and FAQs pertaining to the assessments and changes can be found by visiting www.forsythco.com/assessment-notice.

“This year’s assessments have modifications due to the state-wide changes deriving from Georgia House Bill 581 and 92. The primary difference will be the removal of an individual’s estimated property tax as seen in assessment notices in previous years,” said Benton.

“The primary objective of the assessment notice is to indicate to a property owner what the property’s assessed fair market value is and which exemptions, if any, are being applied to their property. Both taxing authorities will be advertising and holding public hearings for their proposed millage rates, prior to adoption, later this summer which will be applied to the property’s value to determine the taxes owed to the Tax Commissioner’s Office.”

Online property assessments can be found by searching the owner’s name, parcel number or address of the property upon visiting the Board of Assessors webpage by clicking here. A property summary, owner information, assessed value, maps and a link to submit an appeal will be available for review.

The Board of Assessors is a separate and independent board from the Board of Commissioners and determines property assessments in accordance with Georgia law and the rules and regulations set forth by the Georgia Department of Revenue.