Town of Essex, Connecticut Tax Assessors' Office

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Town of Essex Assessor
29 West Avenue
Essex Town Hall
Essex, Connecticut 06426

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

The Town of Essex Town of Essex - Tax Assessor Office is located in the Essex Town Hall building in Essex, Connecticut.

Town of Essex is a locality in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Unlike many other areas where property taxes are collected on a county level, Town of Essex 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.

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

The Town of Essex 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 Essex.

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 Essex 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 Essex Assessor's Office at (860) 767 4340 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 Essex Facts:

The median home value in Town of Essex is between $302,966.00 and $311,834.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.

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