Skip to main content

Loudoun County residential assessments up, agricultural assessments down

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Most Loudoun County property owners will see higher property tax assessments when the bills for the Virginia county go out this spring.

Loudoun County’s total taxable real estate increased to $77.7 billion for 2018, up 6.61 percent from 2017, counting new construction.

The biggest increase is in the single-family town house category, up 3.8 percent. The average detached single-family home’s property tax assessment goes up 2.37 percent.

Agricultural parcels 20 acres to 99 acres saw a decline in assessments, down an average of 0.8 percent.

The total value of taxable commercial property in the county is $15.5 billion, up 6.02 percent from 2017.

The assessment notices, which are not tax bills, inform property owners of the value of their real property as of Jan. 1, 2018, based on real estate market activity that occurred in 2017.

The assessed values, in conjunction with the tax rate to be set by the Board of Supervisors in April, are the basis for Loudoun County real estate tax bills that are due June 5 and Dec. 5.

Property tax assessments will be mailed to Loudoun County property owners the week of Feb. 5, but they are now available online.

Property owners who want to challenge their new assessments can file an Application for Review with the Commissioner of Revenue online by Mar. 5.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
Read Next Story

Related News

What to watch in money: Walmart could reveal state of consumer behavior

In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary

Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash