21/03/2023
Over the past few days I have been flooded with calls and emails regarding the out-of-control increases in property valuations in Johnson County. I hear you! Mine went up a big chunk and I had a couple tell me theirs shot up around $100K over the past two years!
This is ridiculous. These valuations are going to run people out of Johnson County. It is a back-door tax increase that we have been trying to prevent here at the State level. I have talked with a number of key people and Senators about this issue and there are some fixes in the works, but in the mean time you can file for a hearing to challenge your valuation. In most cases this will not cut in your favor. I suggest looking at the listed properties they used to compare your property to as a way to determine your property value, as part of the challenge. If they used larger or smaller homes, or much newer homes as a gauge...you can use that as a means to challenge their decision.
Also, I strongly suggest you contact your local elected officials and urge them to remain at the "revenue neutral rate" for their property taxes. If they do that...then they must adjust the mil levies downward to compensate for the increased valuations...and it will offset the increase tax burden you have.
We are very much aware of what is happening and are really upset by it. If we are to attract new residents, and keep the ones we have...we must not price people out of their homes...or make it impossible for new young families to afford to purchase a home. Property taxes matter...and it's time we reign them in somehow. There are strategies being discussed and hopefully we can continue to address this big problem at the State level.
