Property Taxes and Assessments

City of Haverhill

Board of Assessors

Assessor's Office

The Assessing Department provides fiscal stability by ensuring that the City's personal and real property tax base is promptly, fairly, and equitably evaluated and classified. The Assessing Department determines fair market value of all property for purposes of taxation and assesses property taxes and administers motor vehicle excise abatements in a fair and efficient manner.

Application for Statutory Exemption for senior 70 and older, surviving spouse, veteran, minor, blind
Form of List
Income & Expense Form
Mobile Telecommunications - Form of List
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Abatement
Real estate-Personal Property Abatement Form
Boat Excise Abatement Application
Form 3 ABC Charitable

Treasurer/Tax Collector

The Office of the Treasurer and Collector of Taxes is responsible for the timely billing and collection of 40% of the City's operating revenues. This equates to the issuance of approximately 210,000 billings annually. Our department also functions as the disbursing agent for the City for payroll and vendor checks.

Treasurer:
The Treasurer is responsible for all cash management activities for the City of Haverhill. Another function of the Treasurer is the investment of all city funds and disbursement of all accounts payable and payroll funds. Enforcing the collection of delinquent property taxes and special assessments is also the responsibility of the Treasurer.
Tax Collector:
To provide timely and efficient service to all taxpayers and customers of the City of Haverhill. The Collector will issue and collect all bills as well as record, post and update all accounts daily. We will also enforce all laws pertaining to collections as required by State and Local regulations.

***Property Inspectors are currently in the city reviewing properties due to building permits, sales and cyclical inspections***

FY 25 Residential Tax Rate: $10.71/$1,000.00 value
FY 25 Commercial Tax Rate: $19.43/$1,000.00 value
FY 24 Residential Tax Rate $10.64/$1,000.00 value
FY 24 Commercial Tax Rate $19.35/$1,000.00 value