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BETHANY 2023 REVALUATION

The Town of Bethany will be performing their 5-year revaluation cycle for the year 2023.  Starting April 1, Data mailers will be mailed to all households with the address we have on record in the Assessor’s Office.  Please review the Data Mailer carefully and if there are any changes, corrections or additions, please make those changes and return the data mailer to the Assessor’s Office at the Town Hall or online to bquist@bethany-ct.com. If you feel a visit is necessary, please call the Assessor’s Office to make an appointment.  There will be people from Equality, our CAMA vendor, around town doing some sales and permit inspections.  They will have full ID.  If you suspect any fraud or suspicious person, please call the Assessor’s Office immediately. We will have all data collectors registered with the Police Department as well. After the Data Mailer process, you will receive informal notices with your new assessment.  That should happen around the end of October to beginning of November.  You will then have an opportunity to discuss these changes with a person from our Revaluation staff at an informal hearing.  At any time if you have any questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to me at 203-393-2100 x1112 or bquist@bethany-ct.com Betsy Quist, Assessor

INFORMATION FOR OLD TO NEW REVAL 2023 ASSESSMENT 

OLD TO NEW REVAL

The Assessor’s Office is responsible for certain State mandated reporting requirements.  Our office administers exemption programs and assistance programs offered by the State of Connecticut and the Town of Bethany.

Mill Rate

2022 Grand List (2023 Taxes)  Mill Rate: 37.78
Real Estate & Personal Property 

Motor Vehicle Mill Rate 32.46

Grand List

The Grand List year runs from October 1 through September 30.  Your Motor Vehicle will be taxed in the town in which it is registered on October 1 when the Grand List is pulled from the DMV data base.

The Assessor’s Office maintains records of each parcel of Real Estate, Motor Vehicle and business equipment in Bethany.  The main function of the Assessor’s Office is to prepare and perfect the Grand List.
  • The Grand List is comprised of all taxable and tax exempt properties, real and personal.

  • The Real Estate list is adjusted for new construction, additions and alterations.  Owner’s names and exemptions are maintained and updated.

  • Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles sends lists to the Assessor’s Office twice per year.  Motor Vehicle identification numbers are matched to the average retail values as supplied by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).

  • Personal Property list is comprised of business equipment as provided by the business owner(s) on the annual Personal Property Declarations due by November 1.
After the Grand List is signed, the Board of Assessment Appeals, an elected board consisting of three (3) officials, conducts hearings and adjusts values as deemed appropriate.