Greensboro budget raises city property-tax rate for core services

Greensboro residents have a new city budget to review before the fiscal year begins on July 1, 2026.

The City of Greensboro says City Council voted during its June 16, 2026 meeting to adopt the FY 2026-27 budget. The budget includes a total city property-tax rate of 79.85 cents, described by the city as a 12.6-cent adjustment on current property values to address rising service-delivery costs and support core services.

The city says the rate is being assessed against current property values rather than recent Guilford County reevaluation values because of Senate Bill 889. The budget message points to several major cost areas, including public safety, parks and recreation, solid waste and recycling, road maintenance, water quality and basic city operations.

• What to know: The city says the budget funds 30 additional police officer positions, expanded Behavioral Health Response Team coverage, restored lake and recreation center hours, road and facility maintenance, and water-treatment compliance work.
• Who is affected: Greensboro taxpayers, water customers, public-safety users, recreation-center visitors, sanitation customers and residents following city service levels.
• Why it matters: Budget adoption sets the tax and service framework residents will feel through property bills, utility rates, public-safety staffing and infrastructure maintenance in the year ahead.

Residents can review the approved budget through the city's Budget and Evaluation page and should watch for any city follow-up explaining how the adopted rate translates to individual bills.

Source: Reporting based on the City of Greensboro June 16, 2026 City News item, FY 2026-27 Budget Includes Property Tax Adjustment to Support Core Services, checked June 17, 2026.