RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE
 Our primary responsibility is to appraise and 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
• Detailed explanation of the assessment process
• Property Record Cards
• Specialized reports
• Tax maps, which are periodically updated 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. 

2019 Assessments

The 2019 Assessment Property Cards and 2019 Tax Maps are available online CLICK HERE

       
         
2019-20 Tax Rates
   FY 2020 
 

   Municipal                                                    Tax Rate  $  .9915
    Education Homestead                                Tax Rate  $1.6575
    Education Non-Resident                             Tax Rate  $1.6663
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    Total Town & Education Homestead        Tax Rate  $ 2.6491
    Total Town & Education Non-Resident    Tax Rate  $ 2.6578
  

   2019 Assessment levels

    Common Level of Appraisal (CLA): 95.66%
    Coefficient of Dispersion (COD): 9.64% 

Concerns & Questions
Should you have any concerns regarding your current assessment, general questions or suggestions, please feel free to call 802-295-3077 or email at assessors@hartford-vt.org.