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Municipal Building open M-F 8:30-4:30. Transfer station Tu-F 7:30-3:30 and Sat. 7-3.

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Assessors

31 North Street
(413) 458-9343

William J. Barkin, Chairman and Principal Assessor
Thomas G. Elder
David J. Westall

GIS Query Manager On-line
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On-line Property Record Cards
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Parcel Maps
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Massachusetts Land Records
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Documents

Application for Abatement of Real or Personal Property Tax (Form 128)

Personal Property Form of List for businesses subject to personal property tax (Form 2)

Second Home Personal Property Form of List for those owners of secondary domiciles subject to personal property tax (Form 2hf)

FY13 Real Estate Assessed Values and Taxes

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has approved a Town tax rate of $14.37 and a Fire District tax rate of $.66 per thousand dollars of valuation based on full and fair cash value as of January 1, 2012. Tax bills were mailed September 28 and are due Thursday, November 1.

FY2013 Public Disclosure List

FY12 Triennial Revaluation

Massachusetts law requires every community to undergo a reassessment program every three years to achieve full and fair cash value as of January 1. The triennial certification review is conducted by Massachusetts Department of Revenue staff to ensure the proposed values were derived utilizing a methodology based on generally accepted mass appraisal practices, are supported with current market evidence and are uniformly and equitably applied to all property. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Bureau of Local Assessment, approved Williamstown’s fiscal 2012 triennial certification on September 27, 2011.

Analysis of real estate transactions from January 2009 through December 2010, as well as commercial income and expense data, were conducted during the revaluation. The results were that all property assessments were adjusted to reflect full and fair cash value as of January 1, 2011.

The completed reassessment confirms that the total taxable valuation of the Town had decreased 7.6% since the last certification in fiscal 2009 from $1,115,942,600 to $1,030,348,700. This was due primarily to the 13% drop in the commercial/industrial base. The average single-family home value decreased 9.8% from $417,400 on January 1, 2009 to $376,300 on January 1, 2011.

The next triennial reassessment for Williamstown is scheduled for January 1, 2014.

FY2012 Public Disclosure List by Name
FY2012 Public Disclosure List by Address