TO: CITY OF SALEM REAL ESTATE OWNERS
The Board of Equalization for Real Estate Assessments in the City of Salem will meet on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers Conference Room at City Hall located at 114 N. Broad Street, Salem, Virginia.
The Board will continue its meeting from time to time thereafter, by adjournments, at and for such time or times, at the same place or such other place or places, as may be designated and deemed necessary by the Board to accomplish and complete its task of equalization of real estate assessments and to perform the duties imposed by law upon the Board.
Said meeting will be adjourned on April 28, 2026, unless the powers of the Board are extended by order of the Circuit Court for the City of Salem. The purpose of the Board meeting is to equalize property assessments in the City and to hear and give consideration to all complaints of any inequalities in such assessment so that the burden of real estate taxation shall rest equally upon all owners.
At its meeting, the Board will hear and decide all inequality protest complaints, whether made by property owners, the City, or any taxpayer, on appeal to this Board by property owners. The Board may equalize any assessment by raising or lowering assessments fixed by the Assessor, in proper cases, in order to make assessments uniform in the City as far as practicable.
If you wish to discuss the assessment with the Board, call (540) 375-3058 for an appointment by February 20, 2026. Upon request, the Assessor will provide copies of assessment records pertaining to the determination of fair market value.
Information pertaining to the Assessor’s valuations, along with forms for appeal to the Board of Equalization, may be obtained from the Assessor’s office by calling (540) 375-3058, or online at www.salemva.gov.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CITY OF SALEM
Kathy Fitzgerald
Corey Fobare
Wendel Ingram Jr.
David Prosser
Janie Whitlow
