Assessor/Listers

  • Hearing Notice – DRB

    Notice of Public Hearing Development Review Board: 5-22-25 Seeholzer/Kelley

  • Town Hall (Grange- 57 Main St) Closed thru Wed 5/7

    Due to complications with the bathrooms/kitchen area of the Town Hall (a/k/a Grange Hall) located at 57 Main street all activities have been temporarily suspended until repairs can take place. Effective today Wed 4/30 the Hall is closed temporarily. The Town Hall Committee is working diligently to address the issues and open the hall back up for business soon! If you provide classes, events, or your organization regularly uses the Hall and you have additional questions please reach out to the Committee members by emailing: TownHallMontgomery@gmail.com

    {please note: this is not to be confused with the Town Clerk’s Office which functions in a different building in town}

Contact

Assessor Services
Board of Listers		New England Municipal Resource Center (NEMRC)
By Appointment
Administrative
Services		Visit the Town Clerk’s Office to obtain:
Property Record Cards/Lister Files
Grievance Forms
View the Grandlist
MailP.O. Box 356
Montgomery Center, VT 05471
Phone/ Email802-326-4719, Visit our Municipal Directory.

Resources

  • Property Record Cards: View HERE
  • Current Year Tax Bills 2024-2025 – View Redacted Tax Bills HERE (bills are in Alphabetical order after numerical entities- to make this a searchable PDF hit “Ctrl f” on your keyboard).
  • Parcel Mapping– View Montgomery Parcels by our mapping company Cartographic Technologies Inc. Parcel maps current as of April 2023.
  • “Are You Appealing?” – An introductory guide to property tax assessment appeals.
  • Application For Grievance – Hearings are held annually in mid-June. Notices are posted publicly when a date has been selected for the ensuing year.
    • Grievance Hearings 2025: TBD- stay tuned!
  • Reappraisal Book – Official change of appraisal notice.
  • Role of Town Assessors/Listers – Learn more about the role of the Assessors and Board of Lister’s and how they collaborate to complete this important function of local government. Montgomery participates specifically in “scenario 3” details of which are described in the above attachment. What does a Voting Board of Listers do? Click Here to learn more.
  • Homestead Declaration Requirements – Property owners must file a Homestead Declaration annually by the April income tax deadline.
  • Tax Appeal Handbook – A guide to the Property Tax Assessment Appeals process.
  • Tax FAQs (By Topic) – Common questions received by the Vermont Department of Taxes.

Documents

Forms
Agendas & Minutes

Metrics

State Tax Dept. Annual Report (Dec. 2024)- Equalization Study Results Montgomery
Equalized Education Grand List (EEGL) – $265,544,799
The EELG represents PVR’s statutorily-mandated estimate of total fair market value of the education grand list in our town and serves as the denominator in the computation of the Common Level of Appraisal (CLA).
Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) – *63.88%
The CLA is determined by dividing the education grand list by equalized education grand list. A number over 100% indicates that property in our town is generally listed for more than its fair market value. A number less than 100% indicates that property is generally listed for less than its fair market value. A CLA below 80% necessitates a town wide reappraisal. [*Our next town-wide Reappraisal has been scheduled and work will begin Fall of 2025 to be completed by 2027]
Coefficient of Dispersion (COD) – 22.02%
The Coefficient of Dispersion is a measure of how fairly distributed the property tax is within our town. A high COD means that within our town many taxpayers are paying more than their fair share and many are paying less than their fair share. A COD over 20% necessitates a town wide reappraisal.
NEW FOR 2025: In 2024 the Vermont Legislature passed Act 183, which updates the adjustment factor applied to Education Tax Rates starting with the 2025-2026 property tax year. By January 1, the Department of Taxes will have completed its “Equalization Study” that determines the CLAs for each Vermont town. But unlike prior years, beginning in 2025 these CLAs will not be applied to each town’s education property tax rates. Instead, every town’s CLA will be divided by a single “statewide adjustment” and the result will be applied to each town’s education property tax rates. The statewide adjustment can be thought of as the average level of appraisal of the entire state.

For example, if a town has a CLA of 60%, but the statewide adjustment is 75%, then the adjustment factor applied to education property tax rates in that town will be 0.60 / 0.75 = 0.80 or 80%. All Vermont property will still be taxed at 100% of fair market value, but the factor applied to education property tax rates will be calculated differently.

For more information visit the Dept. of Tax website: https://tax.vermont.gov/statewide-adjustment