Town of Amherst, Massachusetts Tax Assessors' Office

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413-259-3024

Town of Amherst Assessor
4 Boltwood Avenue
Amherst Town Hall
Amherst, Massachusetts 01002

413-259-2401 (Fax)

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

The Town of Amherst Town of Amherst - Tax Assessor Office is located in the Amherst Town Hall building in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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

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

The Town of Amherst 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 Amherst.

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 Amherst 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 Amherst Assessor's Office at (413) 259 3024 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 Amherst Facts:

The median home value in Town of Amherst is between $257,852.00 and $266,548.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.

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