New Hampshire Law (RSA 85:8-a) and the State Constitution (Par 2, Article 6) requires that each town and city in New Hampshire perform a revaluation for tax purposes, at least once every five years. Based on these requirements, the Town of Columbia has been working on our revaluation by measuring and listing a quarter of the Town during the last four years. In 2025, all property values were to be updated using sales that took place in Columbia during a specific time period. These new values were going to be released this fall and would be reflected in the final tax billing for 2025.
However, due to health issues on the part of our assessor, we are not able to complete the last part of the revaluation process. The Town’s assessing firm is currently filing paperwork with the New Hampshire Board of Tax and Land Appeals requesting an extension of our revaluation requirement. This means that the new values WILL NOT be going into effect for 2025.
Due to the absence of an assessor at this time, any new construction, new subdivisions, etc. for 2024 – 2025 have not yet been processed. In order to do this before the final tax bill is released, the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has been given permission to perform this work on behalf of the Town. During the week of October 14th, members of the Department of Revenue staff will be in Columbia to assess those properties that need to be updated. The individuals will have a State issued identification badge and will be driving a state vehicle.
If you should have any questions or concerns regarding this process and/or your valuation, please contact the Town Office at (603) 237-5255. The office is open Monday – Thursday from 10:00 to 4:00.
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Town of Columbia