Home assessment values drop in Joppatowne, Havre de Grace, northern Harford

Residential property values in the southwestern Route 40 areas of Harford County plummeted by 15 to 20 percent since 2009, while those in northern Harford and the Havre de Grace area dropped by an average of 7 percent, according to the latest round of property tax assessments.

BY BRYNA ZUMER, bzumer@theaegis.com

January 7, 2013