Resources
Email – listers@monktonvt.com
Phone – 802-453-4515
Please call or email to schedule in-person appointments.
The Town of Monkton provides an interactive digital map with parcel, zoning and soil data layers:
Monkton Reappraisal Information:
Assessor Responsibilities
The Assessor plays a role in town government in helping determine the value of the real and personal property in the Town on which the Selectboard will set a tax rate necessary to raise the money to pay for Town services, the maintenance of Town highways and the schools. The Assessor is appointed by the Selectboard. The Monkton Assessor is a part-time position and is supported by professional Assessors from the New England Municipal Resource Center (NEMRC).
Maintaining the Grand List – The Grand List is a list and description of all taxable properties in the Town, with names, addresses and Parcel Identification numbers. The Assessor provides an annual abstract of the Grand List to the Town Clerk which is also available to the public. A copy is forwarded to the Vermont Department of Taxes’ Division of Property Valuation and Review. Timely filing is necessary for the receipt of state highway and education aid.
Property tax map – maintains for changes in ownership, sub-divisions, etc., and coordinates this data with the third-party map producer. Tax maps are updated annually after the Grand List has been finalized.
Appraisal – The Assessor works with NEMRC to appraise all taxable property in the Town at 100 percent of the Fair Market Value (FMV). The estimated FMV is the price that the property will bring in the open market when offered for sale and purchased by another, taking into consideration all the elements of the availability of the property, its use both potential and prospective, any functional deficiencies, and all other elements such as age and condition, which combine to give property a Market Value. Assessor must set all real and personal property in the Grand List at one percent of its listed value on April 1 of the year of its appraisal.
Any questions regarding a taxpayer’s assessment should be directed to the Assessor – they compile, handle and maintain this data, as well as homestead values, Veteran’s exemptions, and Current Use values in a computer database for tax bills. Agricultural and forest properties that are part of the Current Use value program must be appraised at their use value in accordance with 32 V.S.A Chapter 24, subchapter 1.
The Assessor also holds grievance hearings for those taxpayers who wish to contest their appraisals. Decisions of the Assessor may be appealed to the Board of Civil Authority, and the Assessor may appear before the Board to defend the appraisals in question.
The Assessor sits as part of the Board of Tax Abatement to determine whether a taxpayer may have their taxes abated.