Assessors' Office

6 Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048

P (508) 261-7350 or (508) 261-7314, F (508) 261-1083

HOURS: Mon/Tue/Thu 8am-4pm
Wed 8am-8pm
Fri 8am-12pm

Assessors Meeting as posted.
Check with Assessors' Office

Board of Assessors:

Greg Matoian, Chairman

Glenn Nirenberg

Dorine Boyd

Office Personnel:

Nancy L Hinote, Asst. Assessor/Office Manager
Susan A. McGinley, Administrative Secretary
Susan G. Sellon, Clerk

Click here for Assessors’ Online Database and GIS Mapping.

Tax Abatement Procedures (Adobe pdf file)
The deadline for Applications for Abatement under MGL. Chapter 59, Section 59
is February 1, 2008 for Fiscal Year 2008

Senior Tax Programs (Adobe pdf file)

Statutory Clause Exemptions (Adobe pdf file)
Statutory Clause Exemptions are due 3 months after the actual tax bills are mailed.

The Board of Assessors are responsible for the fair and equitable valuation of all real and personal property in the town, according to the laws of the Commonwealth. The Board also reviews requests for abatements and statutory exemptions. The Board of Assessors is responsible for annual reporting to the Board of Selectman for determining classification in the tax rate setting process.

Services provided by the Assessors' Office include:

Establishing Real and Personal Property Valuations
Process abatement requests for real estate and personal property
Process abatement requests for excise tax
Process exemptions for real estate (Elderly, Veteran, Blind, Surviving Spouse, Financial Condition)
Provide monthly reports to the Treasurer and Town Accountant for above-listed services
Identify municipal lien certificates
Certify abutters lists

How do we get a Tax rate?

The work begins with the valuation process.

Valuation of property is done on a yearly cycle. The Department of Revenue now mandates that
Assessors do Interim Year Adjustments when necessary along with the traditional three year
triennial revaluation of all property within the Town. Sales are reviewed to get an estimated market
value of each and every parcel in Mansfield. Building permits require field work along with previous
year in completions. Subdivision plans are reviewed for lot splits.

Once values are established and certified by the Department of Revenue classification is done.

Classification is the coding of all parcels within the Town into four classes of property: Residential, Open Space, Commercial and Industrial, and Personal Property. At this point, the Assessors set up a meeting with the Selectmen to recommend whether the Town should have one single tax rate or a "classified" rate. Classified rates may favor the open space, residential, or the commercial/industrial properties.

The next step is setting the tax rate.

The Board of Selectman has established a Split Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2008

Residential = 11.32
Commercial, Industrial, PP = 12.21

Valuation for Real Property = 3,465,756,600
Personal Property = 110,092,230
Total Taxable Value = 3,575,848,830

With all values proved and classification done, the recapitulation form is completed showing all Town Meeting spending revenues received to figure a rate. The recap form then is sent to the Department of Revenue for approval. The rate is usually set within a few days, barring any difficulties.

Once the rate is set the total levy is committed to the treasurer to send tax bills. Our annual job is done at this point and we start all over again for the next year.

The Department of Revenue mandates a total revaluation every third year with interim year adjustments made where necessary to maintain "Full and Fair Market Value

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