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Town of North Branford
909 Foxon Road
North Branford CT 06471

Phone: 203-484-6013
Fax: 203-484-6025

Christine Barta, CCMA II - Assessor

Margaret McEvoy, CCMA II - Account Clerk Ia

Do you qualify for the Local Optional Elderly Tax Credit? (Instructions)  Application form

State Elderly Tax Credit Programs (Instructions) Application form

Do you want to go before the Board of Assessment Appeals?  You'll need to complete this form.

Forest Land Application form

Farm Land Application form

Assessor's Tax Exempt and Quadrennial Renewal form

Motor Vehicle Tax Bill Information (what you need to do if you sold or no longer own a vehicle that you received a tax bill for)

Assessor's Online Database

Welcome to the Web Page of the Office of the Assessor.

Connecticut Assessors are bound by state statute to perform various duties, which include determining property values for taxation purposes, and reviewing and approving various forms of property tax relief. 

Property values include not only real estate, but personal property as well. Equity in real estate is maintained through a revaluation, which occurs every five years. The majority of Personal property consists of furniture, fixtures, equipment, computers, and manufacturing equipment declared by commercial and industrial entities, although other items, such as horses, and unregistered motor vehicles need be declared as well. Motor vehicles are valued through the use of the N.A.D.A. valuation guides, as mandated by state statutes.

Property Tax Relief may include Elderly programs, Motor Vehicle exemptions, Farm and Forest land classifications, Tax Exempt organizations, and Veteran’s exemptions. Please refer to the web page for more information on these programs. 

Revaluation

The Town of North Branford had a revaluation “update” for the Grand List of 2005.  This involved adjusting real estate values through market analysis.  The next revaluation is scheduled for 2010.  The Town has contracted Tyler Technologies to assist with the upcoming revaluation.  They will be preparing for it by reviewing sales through market analysis and inspecting properties that have either sold, or have building permits.  Sales verification letters and copies of field cards will be sent to the owner for review during the reval process.  The use of GPS, listing information, permit inspections,  and market analysis assist in order to provide the most accurate and successful outcome in our next revaluation .

Information on all properties including details of the structure, land value, and assessment, are available by logging on to www.Visionappraisal.com   Go to ‘ONLINE DATABASE ACCESS” and click to enter the Assessor Database, then follow the links to “Connecticut” and then to “North Branford”. 

Grand List

The Grand List generates the greatest amount of revenue to the town through the collection of tax.  Other sources of income to the town include various grants, building permit fees, copies, the filing of documents, and Park and Rec. activity enrollments, to name a few.  The dollar amount of these various sources, plus the revenue generated by the total net grand list, vs. the total town budget is calculated to create the mill rate.  A thorough analysis of all the town expenditures and revenues is made by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance before it is scheduled for a town meeting. The taxpayers of North Branford play a large role in this process, as we vote in the budget, thus setting the mill rate. The 2008 mill rate was set at 25.95 mills.  The mill rate using the 2009 Grand List will be set in the spring of 2010 once the budgetary process has been completed. 

Information on the Grand List of 2009 is available here.

Still have questions?  For more information on any of the categories listed above, please feel free to contact the Assessors’ office Monday through Friday, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm at 203-484-6013.  

Thank you for your interest in my department, and I welcome you to our town.

Christine Barta
CCMA II
Town Of North Branford
January 2010 

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