The Town of Bergen Assessor, Rhonda Saulsbury, will begin mailing Change of Assessment Notices on April 10. Instructions will be included with each notice indicating the procedure for requesting an informal review, how to obtain forms, and where to get information.
Property owners should review the full market value estimate found on the Change of Assessment Notification. Property owners who do not agree with this estimate and can offer proof of a different value should follow the process of filing a challenge. Informal reviews will be held throughout the remainder of April. Appointments are required.
The Formal Grievance Form RP-524 can also be submitted anytime up to and during Grievance Day, June 3, 2026 (prior to the start, or in person). Information regarding property assessments, inventory data, and sale information will be available beginning April 10 online at: https://townofbergen.prosgar.com/
“The Town of Bergen strives to maintain a 100% equalization rate (sale price to assessment ratio), which means that we aim to keep our assessments at 100% full market value across all property types. To accomplish this, we do regular revaluations and make adjustments accordingly during the assessment update project. Values can adjust due to both physical changes and/or market changes,” said Saulsbury.
“As part of this process, we run each property through our appraisal software system, comparing the building style, square footage, year built, bedrooms, baths, lot size, et cetera, against the recent sale data. We then do field review to determine the fair full market value based on the aforementioned data.
Although we review each neighborhood within the Town during each cycle, we only update values in those that have experienced an increase or decrease in market values,” she continued.
Sale values have continued to climb between 8%-11% +/- on average above current assessments. Value growth in mid-2025 was +10.8% ($200,000 median home price) in Genesee County. Grievance Day 2026 will be held on June 3 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Bergen Assessor’s Office/Library building, located at 13 South Lake Avenue, Bergen.
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