The mission of the Assessing Department is to accurately determine the value of all Real and
Personal Property located within the Town of Nahant for the purpose of taxation.

Assessors are statutorily obligated to assess all real property at its full and fair cash values as of January 1st of each year. Full and fair cash value is defined
as 100% of the property's fair market value. It is the price an owner willing but not under compulsion to
sell ought to receive from one willing to but not under compulsion to buy. Full and fair cash value is the applied constitutional and statutory standard that protects the property owner's right to pay only his fair share of the tax burden.

The department is also responsible for the administration of all property tax record cards. It maintains accurate parcel ownership data based
upon recorded property transactions at the Registry
of Deeds, Southern District and all map data pertinent to accurate parcel identification.

The Assessing department is also responsible for motor vehicle excise and boat excise. Motor vehicle excise data is forwarded to the Assessors office from the Registry of Motor Vehicles 5 -6 times a year, which generates the excise bills. The bills correspond to the information of every registered vehicle in Nahant. Adjustments to the excise tax are performed at the Assessors office when an exemption or abatement is warranted.

Updated Forms Available For 2009

The Department of Revenue has revised the
State Tax Form called, "Form of List".
If you have recently received a Fiscal Year 2010 Form of List form in the mail, please download the updated form below. Please note this form has interactive fields which allow you to type the information directly in and then print it out.

DOWNLOAD THE REVISED FORM OF LIST
STATE TAX FORM 2 (PDF)
Janaury 15, 2009
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For Wireless Providers
DOWNLOAD THE REVISED FORM OF LIST
STATE TAX FORM 2MT (PDF)
Janaury 28, 2009

If your have any questions please contact the Assessors Office at Town Hall.