State DRA sets Dover tax rate

posted on: 11/21/2014; updated: 11/25/2014

The City of Dover's property tax rate for fiscal year 2015 has been calculated by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration and certified at $26.01 per $1,000 assessed valuation.

In a memo to the City Council, City Manager J. Michael Joyal Jr., said this represents an increase of four cents, or .15 percent over the prior year.

"Given that the average residential property assessment is $231,321, this equates to an approximate nine-dollar increase in annual property taxes," Joyal said. "Keep in mind that this calculation is based upon an average property value and with a state required revaluation occurring this year, there will be increases that are higher and those that are lower than this amount depending upon each individual property’s assessed value."

There are four components that represent the tax rate: The City portion, local education portion, state education, and Strafford County. The tax rate of $26.01 is broken down as follows:

The breakout of the components of the property tax rate and the change over the prior year is as follows: 

• City: $10.09, an increase of 10 cents over the previous year;
• Local education: $10.50, a decrease of four cents over the previous year;
• State education: $2.49, a decrease of two cents over the previous year;
• County: $2.93, no increase over the previous year. 

Tax rate calculations by the state Department of Revenue Administration were delayed this year in many communities, including Dover.

Tax bills were mailed to property owners last week. The first half of the tax bill is due Dec. 23, and the second half is due by June 1, 2014.

For more information, contact the City of Dover Tax Assessment Office at 6013-516-6014.