{"id":224854,"date":"2026-06-22T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/224854\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:00:07","slug":"philly-has-revaluated-every-property-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/224854\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly has revaluated every property. Here\u2019s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have a question about Philly\u2019s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

In the coming weeks, potentially by the end of the month, residential homeowners across Philadelphia will \u2014 with a healthy dose of dread \u2014 start opening envelopes from the city containing their new property assessments.\n<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the majority of them will be higher than the valuations sent out more than two years ago, the last time the Office of Property Assessment completed a revaluation of every property in the city.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people are going to see a decrease. That\u2019s great. Amen. Most people are going to see some kind of increase,\u201d said Montgomery Wilson, a staff attorney at Community Legal Services.\n <\/p>\n

The assessments, which will also be posted online<\/a>, will dictate how much homeowners will pay in property taxes in 2027. Which means thousands of residents will seek to lower the amount before their bills are due next March.\n<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know about that:\n<\/p>\n

Two options to appeal a property assessment<\/p>\n

When it comes to property assessments, the city is not infallible. Mistakes happen.\u00a0 Homeowners who believe their valuation is inaccurate can file an appeal.\n<\/p>\n

On this front, there are two free options, neither of which require an attorney.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFile both,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to wait to do one and then the other.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Homeowners can file what\u2019s known as a First Level Review with OPA. This is considered an informal appeal, akin to asking the city to take a second look at the new assessment.\n<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no hearing. The city simply reviews the request \u2014 and any supporting documents \u2014 and reaches a decision.\n<\/p>\n

According to the city, a homeowner must be able to prove one of the following:\n<\/p>\n

Their valuation is too high or too low and\/or the characteristics of the property that affect the amount are \u201csubstantially incorrect.\u201d
\nThe property\u2019s valuation is \u201cnot uniform with other properties throughout the city.\u201d
\nThe exemption or abatement listed for the property is incorrect or missing.<\/p>\n

A form to file a First Level Review will be included in the mailing with the new assessment. Typically, recipients have 60 days to respond after the notices go out.\n<\/p>\n

A city spokesperson said the OPA is aiming to release the new assessments at the end of June.\n<\/p>\n

At the same time, property owners can file a formal appeal with the city\u2019s Board of Revision of Taxes. This is essentially a request to have a third party review the assessment.\n<\/p>\n

Unlike the informal appeal, homeowners get a hearing where they can argue that the city made a mistake.\n<\/p>\n

This option takes time, with some cases taking a year or two to complete. In the meantime, homeowners are required to pay property taxes on the current year\u2019s assessment, with the understanding that they may have to make an additional payment if the board decides the property is worth more than that amount.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worst thing you can do is pay nothing,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cAt the very least, you have to pay last year\u2019s taxes, the lesser amount, and wait to find out what level of difference you need to pay.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

This year, the state-imposed deadline to file an appeal with the board is Oct. 5.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have a question about Philly\u2019s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,2312,97641,6687],"class_list":["post-224854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-planphilly","tag-property-tax-assessment","tag-property-taxes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}