[Waterbaby]

Originally Posted by Skip

The thing to remeber is that the greatest factor that drives your tax bill is how much your community is spending, followed by the economic tax base of your community (mainly residential properties versus available commercial properties) not the value of your property! Most people make the mistake of blaming the assessor when who they really need to be holding accountable is their town selectmen or town/city council!

I would add to this, those being held accountable include the local school board(s) and the county officials. Don't forget, the total property tax bill is made up of four tax segments: local government, local school, county, and the state education tax (and who knows how in the world that one is calculated!!!!!!) In reality, usually the local (town) portion of the bill is a very small percentage of the total tax.