The mission of the Assessment Division is to estimate the fair market value of all real property, personal property, and motor vehicles, to establish the fair and equitable levy of local property tax. The Assessor is the local government official responsible for establishing the fair market value of all real property, personal property and motor vehicles for local property tax purposes. Property is assessed in each town as of the October 1st assessment date, pursuant to Connecticut General Statute §12-62a. The City implemented a revaluation for the October 1, 2021 Grand List. The next revaluation is scheduled for October 1, 2026. The 2023 Grand List is $4,815,991,741.
New:
2024 File Business Personal Property Declaration online (access code required, found inside your declaration)
2024 File Business Personal Property Declaration via secure email
2023 Grand List Real Estate Assessments(PDF, 6MB)
Department Head
John S. Philip, CCMA II
John started working with the City of Hartford in 2011. John started his career in Assessment as a data collector with a national revaluation company in 1989. In this role John worked on multiple mass appraisal projects throughout most of New England and the Mid-Atlantic. John became the Assessor of the Town of Groton in 1999 and received his CCMA II certification shortly thereafter.