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Reassessment briefing: county-wide reassessment effective Jan. 1, 2027, expected to raise assessments overall

Middlesex County Board of Supervisors · December 3, 2025
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Summary

The county's reassessment team said the general reassessment will have an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027; initial analysis using local sales suggests the county's current assessment level is about 64%, implying a possible overall increase in assessed values around 30–35% if the county moves to 100% market value.

Jason Cowan, the county's reassessment contractor, briefed the Board on the reassessment plan, metrics and market trends. Cowan said field discovery work has begun and the reassessment will have an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027. He described reassessment tasks (discover, list, value and tax) and said the project includes field measurements, deed research and multiple data-quality checks.

Cowan summarized market evidence from the local MLS…

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