Asheville property taxes: more clarity on upcoming tax bills
ASHEVILLE - Following forecasts of a likely county property tax increase, city officials have not ruled out following suit with a city increase on top of it.
City Council members did not say at an April 27 budget work session whether they would follow the county s lead and seek to raise the city tax rate. But Asheville budget staff revealed a revenue neutral tax rate that will help property owners begin calculating potential bills.
Property owners pay layers of property taxes, starting with the county s and then including any rate charged by municipalities or other taxing authorities in which they lie. That means an Asheville property owner would pay the county rate, the city rate and possibly the Asheville City Schools rate. New rates take effect at the beginning of the July 1 fiscal year.