Assessor's Office

Dear Residents,

Currently, the Town is looking to fill in the full-time Assessor position. In the mean time you can address questions to Assistant Assessor, Cristina Tardie, ctardie@hartford-vt.org.     

Our data is available online – see Assessor Resources and BEACON SCHNEIDER CORP website for property information, sales and Tax Maps: https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=1050&LayerID=23939&PageTypeID=2&PageID=9962

As a COVID-19 safety precaution, Town of Hartford staff members are currently working remotely. Addressing residents’ concerns and questions remains a high priority. We appreciate your patience as we adapt to virtual communications.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE
 Our primary responsibility is to assess all real property in town in compliance with applicable Vermont State Statutes. In most instances, this will be fair market value. This includes annual maintenance such as updating changes resulting from building permits, structural changes or improvements to the property, as well as periodic revaluations.

In addition, the office provides

  • Assessment history information
  • Explanation of the assessment process
  • Property Record Cards
  • Tax maps, which are updated annually (As of April 1st)  to correspond with survey changes

Tax Map Discrepancies


Should there be a discrepancy between our acreage and what you believe you actually own, we will need a recorded survey prior to changing our records. We do want to stress that the tax maps are an approximation of property lines used for listing purposes only. They are not considered a legal document and cannot be used to determine actual boundaries. 

FY2021 Education Property Tax Rate is available on PVR (Property Valuation and Review) website as well as Prior Year Rates: 

https://tax.vermont.gov/property/education-property-tax-rates


  


Assessment levels (PUBLISHED BY PVR -  in December 2019)

    Common Level of Appraisal (CLA): 95.28%
    Coefficient of Dispersion (COD): 10.81%

See below link to Equalization Study

ftp://ftp.act60.tax.state.vt.us/EQ%20STUDY%202019%20CERTIFIED/Hartford/