Assessment Appeal Information

The deadline to submit a request to appeal the Official Notice of Assessed Value sent June 18, 2026, is July 2, 2026. 

To submit appeal:

Grievances should include:

  • Owners name
  • If the owner of record cannot attend hearing, a person representing the owner should bring a letter of intent signed by the owner.
  • Contact information
    • Mailing address, Phone number, Email address
    • Parcel location and Parcel ID
    • Reason for appealing and Owners' opinion of value signed by the owner
    • Any evidence in support of owner's opinion of value

To research value of your own property or a comparable property go to Vision Government Solutions. This link can provide you with information about your parcel, parcels on your street, and local sales within a date range. 

The Town of Colchester conducts periodic reappraisals to estimate the fair market value of all properties. "Fair market value" is the price the property would sell for on the open market. The Town's assessment reflects the fair market value for the year the property was assessed. 

In the State of Vermont all properties owners have the right to grieve their Grand List (GL) Value. 

32 V.S.A. § 4111 (g) A person who feels aggrieved by the action of the listers and desires to be heard by them shall, on or before the day of the grievance meeting, file with them his or her objections in writing and may appear at such grievance meeting in person or by his or her agents or attorneys. No grievance shall be allowed for a change solely to reflect a new use value set by the current use advisory board or the adjustment of that value by the common level of appraisal. Upon the hearing of such grievance, the parties thereto may submit such documentary or sworn evidence as shall be pertinent thereto.

Property Assessment Appeal Procedures 

Every Year at the end of May the Assessor lodges the GL with the Town Clerk and mails “Change of Assessment Notices” to any property owner where the property in has had a change in the assessment. 

Once the GL has been lodged any property owner can appeal their assessment as long as they have written a formal grievance delivered and received to the Assessor on or before the date of grievance which is 14 days after the GL is lodged.

Written notices can be mailed to or dropped off at the town offices at:

Town of Colchester 
C/O Town Assessor 
781 Blakely Rd 
Colchester, VT 05446

Emailed to 
ColchesterAssess@colchestervt.gov
rvickery@colchestervt.gov

Property owners may also sign up for grievance hearings using this link: Board of Listers Appeal portal

Grievances should include:

  • Owners name
  • Person representing owner if the owner of record cannot attend hearing with a letter of intent signed by the owner
  • Contact information
    • Mailing address
    • Phone number
    • Email address
    • Parcel location
    • Parcel ID
    • Reason for appealing
    • Owners' opinion of value signed by the owner
    • Any evidence in support of owner's opinion of value

Upon receiving your online grievance application or letter of grievance our office will contact you for scheduling a hearing date and to request any additional forms or information that may be needed prior to the hearing.
 
Post Board of Assessor hearing:

Property owners who have been heard by the Board of Assessors will have 14 days from the mailing date on the value decision letter to appeal their property value to the Board of Tax Appeals at the Clerk’s office.