The tax rate dropped by $3.45 in Greenfield this year, but increased property values may still have some residents paying higher tax bills. The 2019 tax rate is $27.27, down from last year’s $30.72 per $1000 value. The Select Board set and accepted the town’s portion of the tax rate unanimously at their meeting on Oct. 24, decreasing the town tax rate portion to $8.11 from last year’s $9.70.
Greenfield underwent a town-wide property value re-assessment this year. Overall, the town’s valuation increased 20 percent on average, said Town Administrator Aaron Patt. He said it’s too soon to tell what the effects of the higher overall assessment will do to residents’ final bills, but 39 people met with the assessment company about their preliminary assessments so far. Patt believes there will be a jump in what people will be paying, pending their properties’ evaluations.
Under the new tax rate, a person with a home valued at $200,000 can expect to pay taxes of $5,454.
The town, county, and state education tax rates stayed relatively flat, Town Administrator Aaron Patt said, but ConVal’s budget went up this year.
— By ABBE HAMILTON