Massachusetts Property Tax Assessors

Town of Townsend, Massachusetts Tax Assessors' Office

Town of Townsend Assessors Phone Number
Town of Townsend Assessor's Office
272 Main Street
Townsend Memorial Hall, Lower Level
Townsend, Massachusetts 01469
Town of Townsend Assessors Fax Number 978-597-8135 (Fax)

Where is the Town of Townsend Tax Assessor's Office?

The Town of Townsend Town of Townsend - Tax Assessor Office is located in the Townsend Memorial Hall, Lower Level building in Townsend, Massachusetts.

Town of Townsend is a locality in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Unlike many other areas where property taxes are collected on a county level, Town of Townsend has its own tax assessor's office. If your property is located in a different Middlesex County locality, see that page for tax assessor's information.



What can the Town of Townsend Assessor's Office do for me?

The Town of Townsend Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Town of Townsend.

Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.


Submitting a Town of Townsend property tax appeal

If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.

You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.

If you would like to appeal your property, call the Town of Townsend Assessor's Office at (978) 597 1706 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.

For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.


Useful Town of Townsend Facts:

The median home value in Town of Townsend is between $418,787.00 and $422,813.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.

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