Property Taxes

All real estate taxes are assessed on April 1st of each year. The tax year is April 1st through March 31st. The first billing of each year (May or June) is calculated at 50% of the previous year tax rate. The first bill is only an estimate. The tax rate is set prior to the second billing of each year (October or November) by the State of NH Department of Revenue Administration. The second billing is the remaining amount due for the taxes of the year after the first estimated bill.

The Board of Selectmen direct the Tax Collector to issue bills to the last known reported owner of the property and the last known address as recorded at the Grafton County Registry of Deeds. Any real estate property sales issued in the current month will not be recorded with the Board of Selectmen until the middle of the following month.

 *Note: To make comparisons of taxes and/or tax rates from year-to-year, it is important to look at the second billing of the years of comparison.