New Hampshire Property Tax Assessors

Town of Durham, New Hampshire Tax Assessors' Office

Town of Durham Assessors Phone Number
Town of Durham Assessor
15 Newmarket Road
Durham Town Hall
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Town of Durham Assessors Fax Number 603-868-8033 (Fax)

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

The Town of Durham Town of Durham - Tax Assessor Office is located in the Durham Town Hall building in Durham, New Hampshire.

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



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

The Town of Durham 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 Durham.

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 Durham 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 Durham Assessor's Office at (603) 868 8065 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 Durham Facts:

The median home value in Town of Durham is between $226,060.00 and $232,140.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.

How can I contact Strafford County?

You can try contacting the Strafford County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.

The county seat for Strafford County is located in the County Courthouse in Dover, which is located at PO BOX 799. You can direct your general inquiries to Strafford County with the contact info listed below.


Strafford County Phone Number

603-742-1458

Strafford County Fax Number

603-743-4407

Strafford County County Courthouse Address

County Courthouse
PO BOX 799
Dover, NH 03821-0799