PLEASE NOTE: FISCAL YEAR 2010 VALUES ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

2010 Third quarter tax bills are due March 1, 2010.

2010 Abatement Applications are due March 1, 2010

The state legislature recently granted taxing entities the authority to mail third quarter tax bills by January 30, 2010 instead of the customary deadline of December 31, 2009.~ Homeowners will have thirty days from the date of mailing to pay their tax bills.~ Information about filing for exemptions and abatements will be printed on the tax bills

In accordance with Massachusetts’ General Laws, the Chelsea Assessing Department has conducted a revaluation of all real and personal property, effective for the current fiscal year, 2010. The standard for assessments is “Full and Fair Cash Value”, as of January 1, 2009. In order to achieve that standard, the Department has collected and analyzed market data of various types. This includes the sales of the various types of property in Chelsea, as well as income and expense data used in valuing certain types of commercial and industrial properties. These values are available for examination at this web-site or in the Assessing Department, Room 211 City Hall, during normal office hours.

The Fiscal Year 2010 tax rates have not yet been approved by the Department of Revenue: