Assessing
The Assessing Department is responsible for the annual valuation of all real and personal property in the Town of Scarborough. The Assessing Department maintains property information for approximately 10,000 real estate accounts and 1,000 business personal property accounts. This involves inspecting properties, updating tax maps, tracking ownership changes, and analyzing sales to estimate the current market value of all property. You can view your property information, and your current assessment, on the Vision Online Assessing Database.
Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Information
- The mill rate is $15.39 per $1,000 of valuation for Fiscal Year 2023. The Fiscal Year runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.
- Tax bills are due October 17, 2022 (4.0%) and March 15, 2023 (interest rate 4.0%)
- Assessments are as of April 1, 2022 and were committed on August 25, 2022. The current assessment ratio for Scarborough is certified at 100%.
- 2022-2023 Assessor's Report to the Town Council (PDF)
- Tax Commitment Report - Fiscal Year 2023 (PDF)
2022-2023 Tax Commitment
Each year, the Assessing Department reviews properties for any changes and finalizes assessments for the Fiscal Year. Once assessments are finalized, the tax lists are sent to the Tax Collector to be processed for billing. This annual process is called “commitment.”
FY 2022-2023 assessments were committed on August 25, 2022. The mill rate is $15.39 per $1,000 valuation for taxes due on October 17, 2022 and March 15, 2023. Fall tax bills will be sent out in early September, 2022.
2022 Assessments, property details and updated PDF "Field Cards" for each property are now available on our Vision Online Database. Please refer to our “How to Read Your Property Card” guide.
Please note that because assessments are as of April 1, any changes to a property since then, including changes in ownership, will not be reflected online. Although assessments have been finalized, property owners are always welcome to review their property information and reach out to us with any questions.
To learn more about the process for determining the 2022-2023 tax rate, please see linked article "2022-2023 Tax Rate Set". The Assessor also delivered a brief presentation at the Town Council meeting on September 7th. Presentation content begins at the "2:01:00" time of the video: https://youtu.be/2amLiF7DUgE?t=7260