Change of Address Form

Motor Vehicle Abatement Application

Boat Abatement Application

Assessor's Mapping System (GIS) and Most recent Property Record Card The data on the GIS website is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The Town of Edgartown is not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of maps created from this website. Users should note that map data is for assessment purposes and is not valid for legal description or conveyance.

Why do the Assessors need to come to my home? The Board of Assessors in each city and town in the Commonwealth is required by Massachusetts law to list and value all real and personal property. Valuation is subject to "ad valorem" taxation on an assessment roll each year which means that all property should be taxed "according to value". In Massachusetts, assessed values are based on "full and fair cash value", or 100% of the fair market value.

You will receive a visit for one of the following reasons:

• The Assessors are conducting their periodic data inspection (cyclical) program required by the Bureau of Local Assessment
• Your property has transferred ownership (sold) in the last 24 months
• You have an open building permit for improvement on your property

The Edgartown Principal Assessor Patti Roads, Data Collector Emerson Hazell, or a contracted employee will visit your property between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday.  They will identify themselves as Assessing office employees and will have town-approved photo IDs and a copy of the most recent property record card for your property. The entire purpose of the visit is to make certain that all of the data for the interior and exterior of your property that is listed on that field card is as accurate as possible. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Assessor's Office at (508) 627-6140.

How is your assessment determined?

To arrive at "full and fair" cash value for your property, the assessors must know what "willing sellers" and "willing buyers" are doing in the marketplace. The Assessor must collect, record and analyze a great deal of information about property and market characteristics in order to estimate the fair market value. Some of the things that the Assessor looks at include current construction costs, zoning changes, financing and local economic conditions and neighborhood character changes. The Assessor uses the internationally accepted appraisal approaches, market, income and cost to arrive at the valuation. Massachusetts Assessors and most other states do not assess individual 

Important Dates

January 1st - "Assessment date" for the following fiscal year.  The ownership, physical condition and characteristics of each property is frozen as of this date for determining the valuation for the following year.

February 1st - The 3rd quarter tax bill is due.  It is also the final date on which an abatement application can be filed for that year.

April 1st - Last day to file exemption, hardship and tax deferral applications.

May 1st - The 4th quarter tax bill is due.

July 1st - The beginning of the fiscal year.

August 1st - The 1st quarter tax bill is due.

November 1st - The 2nd quarter tax bill is due.

December 31st - Mailing of the 3rd quarter tax bill.  This is the bill showing the new assessment and bill amount.