SWANZEY, NH- The Swanzey Board of Selectman has voted to lower the town’s tax rate.
At a meeting on November 12th the Board voted to have the Department of Revenue Administration set the 2019 Tax rate at $25.76 per $1,000 of assessed value, an overall decrease of 13.2% from the 2018 rate of $29.69.
In a press release Town Administrator Michael Branley says tax information will be available on the town’s online tax kiosk starting November 20th. Residents can view tax bills and make payments online.
The release goes on to say in 2019 the town completed a full update of assessed values, resulting in an overall property value increase of 13.1%.
“The increase in property values created the bulk of the tax rate decrease.”
Swanzey also received an additional $628,000 in State educational funding, that the release says helped reduce the Local School portion of the tax rate.
However residents located in the North Swanzey Water & Fire Precinct are subject to the precinct tax, which adds $0.62 and brings their total 2019 tax rate to $26.38.
Tax bills will be mailed out next week, and are due by Monday December 30th.
Anyone with tax payment questions should contact Tax Collector Jason Taylor (352-7411 ext. 109 or jtaylor@town.swanzey.nh.us), and those with propery assessment questions should contact Assessing Coordinator Christine Smith (csmith@town.swanzey.nh.us or 352-7411 ext. 114).
