Assessors

FISCAL YEAR 2024 TAX RATE =

Residential $12.92 / $1,000 & CIP $13.09 / $1,000

Tax Bill Information

Quarter          Mailed By          Due Date          Payment is For

1st                       June 30                   Aug 1                    July, Aug, Sept

2nd                      Sept 30                   Nov 1                    Oct, Nov, Dec

3rd                       Dec 31                    Feb 1                    Jan, Feb, March

4th                       March 31                 May 1                   April, May, June

The Assessors' Office is responsible for the administration of all laws and regulations regarding property tax assessment. The Assessors, as required by Chapters 59, 60A, 61, 61B, 121A of the Massachusetts General Laws and various Acts of the Legislature, perform the property value assessment of approximately 6,281 parcels of property at full and fair cash value. This includes residential, commercial, industrial, utilities, and personal property. To achieve this, the Assessors are required by Massachusetts General Law to inspect 10% of properties in town annually. The Assessors process over 18,000 excise tax bills on motor vehicles each year. The Assessors establish the assessed value of all property in Town each year. 

Town meetings determine the budget each year. A tax classification hearing is held each year by the Select Board. The Select Board then votes to distribute the tax burden amongst classes because of this hearing. The Assessors then commit to the Treasurer/Collector the amount of taxes to be collected including betterments and water and sewer liens. The Assessors handle requests for abatements and exemptions through the avenues prescribed by Massachusetts General Law. The exemptions are for income-eligible elderly, surviving spouses, blind, and disabled veterans.

This Department is also responsible for preparing cases for hearing and defending property values before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board and for reporting all sales within the Town to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. The Assessors' Office works daily with the inquiries of taxpayers, planners, developers, builders, real estate agents and others. The Assessors coordinate the revaluation process to comply with the laws of the Commonwealth and to achieve a sound base for fiscal planning within the Town.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Board of Assessors is to value real and personal property efficiently, fairly, and accurately, by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; to administer motor vehicle excise, exemption, and abatement programs; and to address concerns of members of the public quickly and courteously.