Town Assessor

Split Tax Rate

The Select Board has established a Split Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2020

• Residential: $15.36
• Commercial, Industrial, Personal Property: $21.60
• Valuation for Real Estate: $ 3,882,930,528
• Valuation of Personal Property: $124,855,690
• Total Taxable Value: $4,007,786,218

Tax Abatement Procedures

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 deadline for applications for abatement on Real and Personal Property under MGL Chapter 59, Section 59, must be received in the Assessor’s Office by February 3, 2020

Statutory Clause Exemption

Statutory Clause Exemptions deadline for FY 2020 is April 1, 2020

Services Provided

The following services are provided from the Town Assessor office:

• Certify Abutter's List
• Establishing Real and Personal Property Valuation
• Identify Municipal Lien Certificates
• Process Abatement Requests for Excise Tax
• Process Abatement Requests for Real Estate and Personal Property
• Process Exemptions for Real Estate (Elderly, Veteran, Blind, Surviving Spouse, Financial Condition)
• Provide Monthly Reports to the Treasurer and Town Accountant for Above-Listed Services