Assessor explains mass-appraisal process, defends model and comparables

Sep 22, 2026

City Assessor Dean Peters described Middleton's mass-appraisal method, the use of 2024–2025 comparable sales, and why correcting square footage can raise the dollar-per-square-foot figure; he apologized for initial measurement errors but said the comparables support the assessed value.

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City Assessor Dean Peters explained to the Board of Review how Middleton's 2026 assessment was produced and why correcting a home's recorded square footage can, counterintuitively, raise its per-square-foot assessed price.

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