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Town assessor outlines 2025 reassessment; average assessments rose about 19%
Summary
Town Assessor Tim Burpoe told the board the town’s assessments moved from about 84% of market value in 2024 to a 100% target for 2025, producing an average assessment increase of 19% and prompting about 30–40 grievance meetings so far; May 1 is the assessor meeting deadline and May 27 is grievance day before the Board of Assessment Review.
Town Assessor Tim Burpoe briefed the board March 18 on a multi-year reassessment intended to bring taxable properties to full market value for 2025. Burpoe said the town assessed at roughly 84% of market value in 2024, so the 2025 adjustments required an average 19% increase in assessments; some properties decreased. He said about 30–40 people have met with him so far and that when tentative assessment rolls are filed on May 1, the assessor cannot make changes after that date; grievance day before the Board of Assessment Review is scheduled for May 27, 2025.
Burpoe and guest local realtor Sandy Hayes told the board that sale prices across the Adirondacks have increased significantly in recent years, and Burpoe reminded residents that county letters showing hypothetical tax impacts are projections, not final tax bills. Burpoe advised residents who believe their assessment is incorrect to bring evidence to the Board of Assessment Review if they miss the May 1 meeting with the assessor.
