Town of Becket, Massachusetts Tax Assessors' Office
557 Main Street
Becket, Massachusetts 01223
Where is the Town of Becket Tax Assessor's Office?
Town of Becket is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Unlike many other areas where property taxes are collected on a county level, Town of Becket has its own tax assessor's office. If your property is located in a different Berkshire County locality, see that page for tax assessor's information.
What can the Town of Becket Assessor's Office do for me?
The Town of Becket 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 Becket.
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 Becket 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 Becket Assessor's Office at (413) 623 5724 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 Becket Facts:
The median home value in Town of Becket is between $202,676.00 and $212,924.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Berkshire County?
You can try contacting the Berkshire 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 Berkshire County is located in the in Pittsfield, which is where the Town of Becket Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Berkshire County with the contact info listed below.
Berkshire County Phone Number
Berkshire County Address
76 East Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201-5304
Useful Berkshire County Links:
- Town of Egremont - Real Estate Lot Maps
- Town of Sheffield - Real Estate Lot Maps
- Town of Becket Government Homepage
- Town of Great Barrington - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket View by owner name
- Town of Adams - Property Tax Search
- Town of Alford - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket GIS Maps
- Town of Becket View by map number
- Town of Becket GIS Maps
- Town of Becket Search by owner name, address, or Parcel ID
- Town of Otis - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket Search by owner name, address, or Parcel ID
- Town of Becket Assessors' Office Homepage
- Town of Becket View by number
- Town of Lee - Property Tax Search
- Town of Williamstown - Property Tax Search
- Town of Sheffield - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket Search by address or owner name
- Town of Egremont - Property Tax Search
- Town of Washington - Real Estate Lot Maps
- Town of Becket View by street
- Town of Richmond - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket View by map number
- Town of Becket View by number
- Town of Becket Search by property ID, address, or value
- Town of Becket View by map number
- Town of Lenox - Tax Assessor's Maps
- Town of Lenox - Property Tax Search
- Town of West Stockbridge - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket - Property Tax Search
- Town of Washington - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket View by number