About half of assessment appeals lead to changes

Changes are made in as many as half of the cases where Alexandria’s real estate assessments are appealed by homeowners, said Cynthia Smith-Page, director of Alexandria’s office of real estate assessments.

“In a typical year, about one-third to one-half [of appealed assessments] are changed,” Smith-Page said in an interview with The Examiner. Roughly 1,000 appeals are made annually, she said.