Assessor

The FY2023 Tax Rate is $16.13


Responsibilities

  • Classify and determine "full and fair cash value" of all real and personal property according to Massachusetts General Law (Chapter 59)
  • Review and act upon all real and personal property abatement applications
  • Process all motor vehicle abatement requests
  • Review and process all exemption applications for qualifying elderly, widowed, blind, or disabled veteran citizens
  • Review all applications for accuracy regarding tax incentives for land used for recreational, forestry, or agricultural purposes
  • Implement a revaluation of the Town's real and personal property every 5 years.

Fiscal Year 2023 Assessed Values

  1. 2021 Qualified Sales Used for FY23 Values
  2. FY2023 ASSESSMENTS BY LOCATION
  3. FY2023 ASSESSMENTS BY OWNER

Forms & Applications

Motor Vehicle Excise Abatement Forms

  1. Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Abatement Application (PDF)

Exemption Applications

  1. Blind Exemption Application (PDF)
  2. Senior/Surviving Spouse Exemption Application (PDF)
  3. Senior/Surviving Spouse Guidelines - 17D
  4. Senior Guidelines - 41C
  5. Veteran's Exemption

Real Estate and Personal Property Forms & Applications

  1. Chapterland Application (PDF)
  2. Real Estate/Personal Property Abatement Application (PDF)
  3. ....To be completed with Abatement Application - Residential
  4. ....To be completed with Abatement Application - Comm-Indus
  5. Form 3ABC (Charitable Non-Profit) (PDF)
  6. TAXPAYER INFORMATION ABOUT ABATEMENT PROCEDURE

Income and Expense Forms

  1. 38D Cover Letter (for all Commercial,Industrial, Mixed Use and Apartments (over 4) units properties)
  2. Schedule A- Apartment Use Property
  3. Scedule AF Affordable Housing Use Property
  4. Schedule B - Commercial and Industrial Use Property
  5. Schedule C - Mixed Use Property
  6. Income Expense Form Instructions
  7. Annual Income Expense Summary Report

Forms of List - Personal Property

  1. Form of List Form 2 (Commercial Business) (PDF)
  2. Form of List Form 2HF (Residential) (PDF)
  3. Form of List Form 2MT (Mobile Telecom) (PDF)

More Information

  1. Basic Facts From Your Board of Assessors (PDF)
  2. Proposition 2 1/2