Real Estate Taxes

Payments can be made:

  • Online Here
  • Mailed to Town of Barre, 40 West Street, Barre MA 01005
  • Dropped in the lock box outside the building.
  • Brought into the office.
  • NOTICE TO ALL TAX PAYERS:
    • "Postmarks are not considered payment in a timely fashion..." per M.G.L. Chapter 59 section 57.
    • Bounced checks are not re-deposited. A fee of $25.00 and any accrued late charges will be added to the bill for all checks not honored by your bank.
    • Checks will not be held by the Treasurer/Collector for later deposit.

 

Due Dates: 

  • Preliminary real estate tax bills for 1st and 2nd quarter are mailed the end of June each year.
    • 1st quarter tax bill are due August 1st
    • 2nd quarter tax bills are due November 1st.
  • Actual tax bills for 3rd and 4th quarter are mailed the end of December each year.
    • 3rd quarter tax bills are due February 1st
    • 4th quarter tax bills are due May 1st.
  •  NOTICE TO ALL TAX PAYERS:
    • If the 1st falls on a weekend then the due date will be moved to the next business day (as marked on your bills and posted on our department page).

 

Abatements, Exemptions & Address Changes:

  • Please contact the Assessors Office for information regarding Abatements, Exemptions and Address Changes. 
  • Any Abatements or Exemptions received are applied directly to your Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 Actual Tax bills.
  • Massachusetts General Law requires that the property tax bill must be sent to the Assessed owner of record as of January 1st of the previous year.

 

Late Payments:

  • Interest at a rate of 14% per annum is assessed on all payments received after the due dates, and is charged from the due date until the tax is paid.  
  • A tax balance still remaining unpaid after May 1st will result in the issuance of a demand bill and an additional $25.00 fee.
  • NOTICE TO ALL TAX PAYERS:
    • It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to ensure that tax bills arrive in the Treasurer Collector office on or before the due dates. 
    • A person who does not receive a bill is still liable for the tax plus any interest charges accrued. [M.G.L. Chapter 60 Sections, sections 3 & 16]
    • If taxes are not paid (current) in Barre, you can be denied a permit from the various Boards within the Town until such time as your taxes are brought current.
    • Continued failure to remit the balance will result in the securing of a lien on the property through a tax taking process. Public notice of this process will be posted two weeks in advance in a local newspaper and in two public places. An Instrument of Taking will then be recorded at the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.