Onslow County Property Revaluation Delayed Until 2027

If you opened your Onslow County property revaluation notice this year and didn’t particularly like the number staring back at you, there’s been a change of plans.

New state legislation has delayed Onslow County’s 2026 property revaluation for one year. The new values have already been calculated and notices were sent to property owners, but those values won’t be used for tax purposes until 2027.

For the 2026 tax year, the county is going back to values based on its previous 2022 revaluation.

So what happens to the new value you received?

It isn’t going away.

The county has already done the work of reappraising properties based on current market conditions. Those new values are essentially being put on hold and are expected to take effect in 2027.

That also means homeowners who believe their new valuation is too high shouldn’t simply toss the notice in a drawer and forget about it.

Onslow County says property owners can still appeal the new revaluation. The appeal period has been extended through December 31, 2026, and any resulting adjustment to the new value would apply when it takes effect next year.

Tax bills are running a little late

The last-minute change has also created some extra work for the Onslow County Tax Office.

The county’s tax software was set up to move forward with the new 2026 values. Staff now have to roll the system back to the previous Schedule of Values and check the billing data before notices can go out.

Personal property tax bills are expected to be mailed during the last week of August. Real estate tax notices may not arrive until early September.

Despite the delay in the mail, the official due date remains September 1. Taxes aren’t considered delinquent, however, unless they’re still unpaid after January 5, 2027.

Does this mean your tax bill won’t increase?

Not necessarily.

Your assessed value is only one part of the calculation. Tax rates set by Onslow County and other taxing jurisdictions also affect the final bill. New construction or other changes to a property can affect its assessed value as well.

Onslow County commissioners kept the county property tax rate at $0.655 per $100 of assessed value when they approved the FY2027 budget in June.

For most homeowners, the important thing to know is simple: the new revaluation notice you received isn’t being used to calculate your 2026 county property tax bill.

It’s delayed, not canceled.

And we’ll get to do this all over again next year.