Town of Sheffield, Massachusetts Tax Assessors' Office
21 Depot Square, PO Box 325
Sheffield, Massachusetts 01257
Where is the Town of Sheffield Tax Assessor's Office?
Town of Sheffield is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Unlike many other areas where property taxes are collected on a county level, Town of Sheffield 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 Sheffield Assessor's Office do for me?
The Town of Sheffield 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 Sheffield.
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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield Assessor's Office at (413) 229 7000 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 Sheffield Facts:
The median home value in Town of Sheffield 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 located at 76 East Street. 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 Richmond - Property Tax Search
- Town of Alford - Property Tax Search
- Town of Sheffield - Real Estate Lot Maps
- Town of Sheffield View by map number
- Town of Sheffield Search by address or owner name
- Town of Lee - Property Tax Search
- Town of Sheffield View by owner name
- Town of Washington - Real Estate Lot Maps
- Town of Otis - Property Tax Search
- Town of Williamstown - Property Tax Search
- Town of Sheffield Government Homepage
- Town of Sheffield View by number
- Town of Sheffield View by street
- Town of Sheffield GIS Maps
- Town of Sheffield Search by owner name, address, or Parcel ID
- Town of Sheffield - Property Tax Search
- Town of Becket - Property Tax Search
- Town of Lenox - Tax Assessor's Maps
- Town of Sheffield GIS Maps
- Town of Sheffield View by number
- Town of Egremont - Real Estate Lot Maps
- Town of Sheffield Search by owner name, address, or Parcel ID
- Town of Sheffield View by map number
- Town of Adams - Property Tax Search
- Town of Egremont - Property Tax Search
- Town of Great Barrington - Property Tax Search
- Town of Sheffield View by number
- Town of Lenox - Property Tax Search
- Town of Washington - Property Tax Search
- Town of West Stockbridge - Property Tax Search
- Town of Sheffield Assessors' Office Homepage
- Town of Sheffield Search by property ID, address, or value
- Town of Sheffield View by map number