Tax Assessor
Tax Assessor
Phone: (207) 453-7765
Fax: (207) 453-4280
Email
The Office of the Tax Assessor is charged by State law with discovering, describing, and valuing property, as well as the ownership of that property, for the purpose of taxation. To raise the funds for the budget approved at Annual Town Meeting, the Assessor prepares a list of these properties and commits the assessments to the Office of the Treasurer for collection. The records compiled by the Assessor are made available for public inspection at the Town Office. The Office of the Assessor then submits an annual report to the Maine Revenue Service.
The Office of the Tax Assessor maintains permanent records setting forth title information, descriptions of land and buildings, the valuation of all properties (taxable and exempt), tax maps showing lot size, and a list of all personal property used in trade and manufacturing. Accurate record keeping of the property cards, tax maps, deeds and transfer documents from the State is ongoing. Change in title from the deeds and declaration of value are processed on a monthly basis. Land sales and new subdivisions are tracked and recorded on all the proper documents (i.e. - property cards and tax maps).
The Office of the Tax Assessor maintains assessment information which is available to the public, including tax maps, valuation listings searchable by name or map/lot, sales lists, property cards, and real estate transfer tax forms. These may be examined during regular office hours and copies are available for a reasonable fee.
The Assessor's office can e-mail tax cards and property tax information to you at no charge. Please call us at (207) 453-7765 or email.
Property Tax Reduction Programs
- Homestead Exemption Application
- Request for Tax Abatement
- Property Tax Fairness Credit & Relief Programs (ME Bureau of Taxation)
- Veteran's Exemption Applications and Information
- Update: Property Tax Stabilization Program REPEALED by Legislature Jul 2023
2023-2024 Property Taxes
Taxes are due on the following dates: September 25, 2023, November 1, 2023, February 7, 2024, May 9, 2024. The current the mil rate is $21.50.
- 2023-2024 Commitment Book for Real Estate Taxes
- 2023-2024 Commitment Book for Personal Property Taxes
Allocation of Taxes:
MSAD #49 54.93%
Somerset County 13.00%
Municipal 32.07%
2022-2023 Property Taxes
Taxes are due on the following dates: September 29, 2022, November 2, 2022, February 8, 2023, May 10, 2023. The current the mil rate is $21.00.
- 2022-2023 Commitment Book for Real Estate Taxes
- 2022-2023 Commitment Book for Personal Property Taxes
Allocation of Taxes:
MSAD #49 57.5%
Somerset County 11.5%
Municipal 31.0%
2021-2022 Property Taxes
Taxes are due on the following dates: October 6, 2021, November 10, 2021, February 9, 2022, May 11, 2022. The current the mil rate is $22.00.
- 2021-2022 Commitment Book for Real Estate Taxes
- 2021-2022 Commitment Book for Personal Property Taxes
2020-2021Property Taxes
Taxes are due on the following dates: November 10, 2020; January 6, 2021, March 10, 2021, May 12, 2021. The current the mil rate is $22.30.
- 2020-2021 Commitment Book for Real Estate Taxes
- 2020-2021 Commitment Book for Personal Property Taxes
Town-wide Revaluation
The Town of Fairfield last went through the revaluation process in 2009. The project included the reappraisal of real estate for property tax purposes, and was undertaken in order to stay in compliance with certain tax assessment standards established by state law and to continue to keep the local tax assessments as fair and equitable as possible. Any questions related to the revaluation process should be directed to the Tax Assessor.