The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration yesterday set the 2009 property tax rate at $12.54 per $1,000 of assessed value, which represents an increase of $1.08, or 9.4-percent, over the 2008 rate of $11.46.
The increase partially reflects a decline in the total assessed valuation of the town from $1,944,660,288 in 2008 to $1,829,733,283 in 2009, a drop of $114.9-million or 5.9-percent.
The town portion of the tax rate rose from $3.97 to $4.23, an increase of 6.5-percent that closely tracked the fall in property values.
The local school portion of the tax rate climbed from $4.02 to $4.54, a 13-percent increase, while the state education property tax increased from $2.17 to $2.40, or by 10.6-percent. Taken together the school portion jumped 12-percent.
Town Manager Phil Warren said that tax bills will be mailed on Wednesday, December 16 with payment due by Monday, January 18, 2010.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.