tax

2022 Revaluation

The Town of Rollinsford’s 2022 Revaluation is now underway. Employees of Avitar Associates of New England, Inc. are currently working to verify the accuracy of tax cards of properties town-wide. In most cases, this will be accomplished from the road view, however Avitar may need to walk around outside at a property to obtain measurements in cases of new construction, additions or changes to structures.

Avitar employees carry identification and vehicles are clearly marked, however if you have any questions or concerns about someone on your property, please contact the Rollinsford Police Department.
If you have any questions regarding the 2022 Revaluation, please email [email protected].
April 21, 2022 in Select Board, Tax

2020 PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS – IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear residents/property owners,

Due to continued uncertainties surrounding Covid-19, 2020 property tax payments must be delivered via first class mail OR placed in the Town Hall drop box. Whichever payment method you select, please be sure to include the following:
a. personal or bank check (no cash payments accepted)
b. bottom portion of your property tax bill – please include your phone number
c. if you wish to receive a paid receipt, include a self-addressed stamped envelope

To avoid accrual of interest, your payment must be postmarked or placed in the drop box on or before July 1st. For confirmation that your payment has been received, please check the self-service tax kiosk at www.nhtaxkiosk.com, or email me.

Thank you for your understanding. Be well and stay safe.
Andrea Cass, Tax Collector

May 27, 2020 in Tax

Understanding Your 2017 Tax Bill

At its morning meeting of November 6, 2017 the Board set the 2017 tax rate at $23.28, leaving unchanged the preliminary tax rate set by the NH Department of Revenue Administration.  

The 2017 tax rate has decreased from $27.98 to $23.28, $4.70 less than the 2016 tax rate but…your tax bill has likely gone up. How come?

Our overall tax burden or tax effort is the amount of money that we need to raise from taxes. The 2017 tax burden has increased by 2.1% with much of the increase due to the county. The Strafford County tax burden/effort grew by more than 25% (over $122,000); the town by about 5%; the school district by about 1.2% and the state education burden decreased by over 18%.

With the revaluation process conducted over the past year, our overall town valuation increased by almost 23% from $227.7 million to $279.5 million.

So how to make sense of your tax bill and your new assessed value? If your overall 2017 tax bill (June and December) has increased from your 2016 bill by more than 2.1% (the increase in the tax effort/burden) then the value of your property has increased more than the average Rollinsford property. If your overall 2017 tax bill has decreased then the value of your property has decreased relative to the average Rollinsford property.

November 7, 2017 in Select Board

Meeting Regarding Reassessment

The Select Board will be holding an informational session regarding the reassessment of properties currently underway. The Department of Revenue requires that each city and town reassess all properties at least once every five years. Rollinsford is undergoing this process this year. Come with your questions and find out more about the process and how it affects you as a taxpayer. Please join the Select Board and representatives from our assessing firm Avitar on:

Wednesday, April 12th at 6:30 pm at the

Rollinsford Town Hall

April 7, 2017 in Select Board