While average assessment growth is stagnating in Charlottesville — the 2009 assessments showed that city-wide average growth in existing homes was a mere 1.02 percent compared with 4.2 percent last year and 16.2 percent two years ago — there were still some neighborhoods that saw noticeable climbs.

Real estate values have declined nationally, but for Albemarle County residents that doesn’t necessarily mean lower tax bills.