Town of Bernardston, Massachusetts Tax Assessors' Office
38 Church Street, P.O. Box 504
Bernardston, Massachusetts 01337
Where is the Town of Bernardston Tax Assessor's Office?
Town of Bernardston is a locality in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Unlike many other areas where property taxes are collected on a county level, Town of Bernardston has its own tax assessor's office. If your property is located in a different Franklin County locality, see that page for tax assessor's information.
What can the Town of Bernardston Assessor's Office do for me?
The Town of Bernardston 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 Bernardston.
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 Bernardston 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 Bernardston Assessor's Office at (413) 648 5407 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 Bernardston Facts:
The median home value in Town of Bernardston is between $218,020.00 and $225,980.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Franklin County?
You can try contacting the Franklin 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 Franklin County is located in the in Greenfield, which is located at 425 Main Street. You can direct your general inquiries to Franklin County with the contact info listed below.
Franklin County Phone Number
Franklin County Address
425 Main Street
Greenfield, MA 01301-3336
Useful Franklin County Links:
- Town of Bernardston View by map number
- Town of Bernardston View by owner name, street location, or legal description
- Town of Bernardston - Property Tax Search
- Town of Bernardston View by map number
- Town of Monroe - Property Tax Search
- Town of Bernardston View by map number
- Town of Ashfield - Property Records
- Town of Gill - Property Tax Search
- Town of Wendell - Property Tax Search
- Town of Bernardston Assessors' Office Homepage
- Town of Sunderland - Tax Assessor's Maps & Information
- Town of Montague - Property Tax Search
- Town of Heath - Property Records & Tax Maps
- Town of Bernardston View by map number
- Town of Charlemont - Property Tax Search
- Town of Bernardston Search by address, owner name, or Parcel ID
- Town of Deerfield - Property Tax Search
- Town of Warwick - Property Tax Search
- City of Greenfield - Property Tax Search
- Town of Leverett - Property Records
- Town of Bernardston View by map number
- Town of Bernardston Government Homepage
- Town of Bernardston GIS Maps
- Town of Shelburne - Property Tax Search