Property values escalated in 2004 and 2005 to record levels having a direct effect on taxes paid by Martha’s Vineyard home owners in 2006. Requests for abatements flooded the assessor’s offices and the tax matter became contentious. There are still some heated disputes unsettled and many property owners are in arrears, because they simply weren’t prepared for the staggering increase in their taxes -- some more than 50% from the preceding year.
You can go to my website for an explanation of what is generally called the "MIL Rate" and how to compute your property tax, and you can also view the present and past five years of tax multipliers. Here is a recent MV Gazette article that discusses the 2007 Property Tax Bills .
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