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Mission
The Assessor's
Office is responsible for identifying and valuing all real (real estate),
tagible (business) property, and vehicles in the Town of Hopkinton,
for taxation purposes. The Assessor's Office also administers state
and local programs for exemption such as elderly, veteran, farm, forest,
and open space. Every three years, the Office conducts a townwide
revaluation updating all values to the current market. Valuations
determined by the Assessor may be appealed to the Board of Tax Review
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| Quick
Links |
| Assessor's
Notice |
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| Tax Maps |
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| Senior
Exemptions |
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| Proration |
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| Real
Estate Data |
| Property Record Card
- provides information on individual properties, including ownership,
recent sales, sketch, photo, land size, and property characteristics.
Accessible on the web via http://www.crcpropertyinfo.com/crcdb/hopkinton.htm.
Please note that this version is updated quartery. For access to
current property information, please come into the office.
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| Hopkinton
Tax Roll and Tax Bills - provides ownership, assessment,
exemptions, and tax info for the current year. |
| Assessor's
Statement of Assessed Values and Tax Levy - a two page
statement summarizing valuations, exemptions, and taxes by category |
| Title Cards - 4,000 .pdfs
showing chain of title, to be updated monthly from Assessor's records |
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| Forms |
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| Tax
Exemption Guidelines (as of February
20, 2007) |
| Regular Exemption Veteran |
$6,700 |
| Unmarried Widow/Widower Veteran |
$6,700 |
| Totally Disabled Service Related |
$13,500 |
| Gold Star Parent |
$21,500 |
| Specially Adapted Housing |
$30,000 |
| Blind Exemption |
$32,000 |
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| Important
Dates and Deadlines |
| January 31 |
Deadline for filing statement of account
or an extension for all Property - Real & Tangible. |
| January 31 |
Farm, forest, and open space reapplications. |
| March 15 |
Deadline for Filing Tangible Returns With Extension
Request and Senior and Veteran Exemption Applications. |
| June 15 |
Certification of values. |
| June 25 |
Certification of Tax Roll after Financial Town
Meeting. |
| October 1 |
Deadline for Filing Appeals to Rhode Island Vehicle
Value Commission. |
| November 30 |
Deadline for New Applications for Farm, Forest
& Open Space Program. |
| December 1 |
Deadline for Filing Appeals to the Board of Assessment
Review. |
| December 31 |
Assessment Date. |
| December 31 |
Tangible Forms & Senior Income Exemption Applications
Mailed. |
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| Senior
Exemptions |
| Eligibility: |
- Must be 65 years or older
- Must have owned home for 5 years
- Must be a resident of Hopkinton for a minumum of 5
years
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| Income
Less Than... |
Valuation Discount |
| $16,027 |
60% Discount |
| $20,398 |
50% Discount |
| $24,768 |
40% Discount |
| $29,140 |
30% Discount |
| $32,783 |
20% Discount |
| $36,425 |
10% Discount |
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| Information
on Proration |
| Properties will be valued
as of December 31st of each year based on the previous revaluation
date and billed in September. New construction completed after December
31 will be assessed from the C.O. (certificate of occupancy) date
or date completed to the end of year and billed between July and
November.
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