Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Property Tax Revaluation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Town announces townwide property revaluation, effective date Oct. 1, 2025
Summary
The Town of Stratford has hired Vision Government Solutions to perform a townwide revaluation of real property with values set as of Oct. 1, 2025. Property owners will receive data forms and exterior and, where necessary, interior inspections will be scheduled.
The Town of Stratford will conduct a townwide revaluation of all real property to establish market values as of Oct. 1, 2025, the mayor announced at the Jan. 13 council meeting. The appraisal firm Vision Government Solutions (VGSI) has been hired to carry out the project, the mayor said.
The mayor told the council the revaluation’s purpose is to update market values and rebalance the local property tax burden among Stratford property owners. Any change in individual tax bills will depend on the mill rate the town sets in spring 2026, she said.
Beginning the week of the meeting, property owners will receive a mailed form listing current property details and instructions for reporting corrections to VGSI and the tax assessor’s office. Data-collection staff will verify exterior measurements for recently sold properties and will request brief interior inspections in some cases; if no one is home, a letter will request an appointment for interior inspection. The mayor said all field personnel will wear identification badges and vehicles will be registered with the Stratford Police Department and the tax assessor’s office.
A link to a frequently asked questions page is available on StratfordCT.gov under the Office of the CAO and the tax assessor’s page, the mayor said. The town encouraged owners who receive the form to review and return it to VGSI with any corrections.
Why this matters: A revaluation updates assessed values used to distribute the municipal tax burden; the town emphasized that the mill rate — not the revaluation alone — determines a property’s tax change in any given year.
What the meeting record does not show: The mayor said possible tax impacts are unknown until the council sets the 2026 mill rate; no sample scenarios or estimated average changes were provided at the meeting.
