Assessment appeals to the City Assessor must be filed by April 15, and to the Board of Equalization by June 5. We describe two property data documents that should be obtained by anyone considering an appeal.
The Women’s History Walk will be held in Cherry Hill Park on May 9, 10-3pm. The 2026 honorees joining this distinguished list are Sharon Schoeller, Marty Behr, Melissa Teates and Sandy Tarpinian.
The City of Falls Church has a flooding problem. In addition to upgrading storm sewers, green infrastructure can reduce flood risks by soaking up rain water into the ground where it falls.
Twenty-five years after Falls Church City moved to permit residential over commercial development projects, a review of the fiscal impacts from the first 10 projects have now been released.
Townhome land assessments seem to disregard the actual sizes of the deeded lots, unlike detached single-family homes. This is the second post in a series on the City’s real estate assessments.
In this first of a series of posts on real estate assessments, we analyze City data to understand how the City derives the land values for single-family homes. These land values have increased 46% from 2019 to 2025.
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Women’s History Group honors 8 Falls Church women whose stories reflect those ideals of freedom and self-governance.
Falls Church must purchase nutrient credits to offset phosphorous and nitrogen pollutants in stormwater runoff that is in excess of limits set by the Virginia municipal storm sewer permit.
Accommodating the City’s growth has required investments in upgrading the infrastructure for a higher population density. Our data analysis shows that these costs, paid with taxes, have fallen heaviest on single-family homeowners, while developers’ taxes have barely changed in 6 years.
