HEATH — The Colrain, Heath and Hawley selectboards have approved lowering their tax rates for the 2025 fiscal year.

Colrain residents can expect a rate of $18.26 per $1,000 of assessed value and an average bill $4,421. Heath residents can expect a rate of $18.81 and an average bill of $4,576. Hawley residents can expect a rate of $16.35 and average tax bill of $4,605.

“The numbers look great on my end,” Alice Wozniak, the director of assessing for both Heath and Colrain, said at Heath’s tax classification hearing on Dec. 10.

Despite the rate being $1.62 lower than last year’s rate, Heath residents can expect an average bill $60 higher than last year, as property values increased by an average of $22,208. According to the Division of Local Services, under the state Department of Revenue, the average value of a single family home in Heath this year is $243,362.

Similarly, in Colrain, the new tax rate is 72 cents lower than last year’s, however; the average tax bill will increase by $236. Property values rose on average by $21,671 from last year. The current average value for a single family home in Colrain is $242,177.

In Hawley, the 2025 rate is 45 cents lower than last year’s rate, but with an average increase of $12,026 for the value of a single-family home, the average tax bill is set to increase by $70.

All three towns adopted a single tax rate for both residential, commercial, and industrial properties, as well as personal property such as cars and boats, and saw small amounts of new growth.

Renovations, additions and construction on residential properties totalling $766,750 occurred in Heath over this past year, which increased the town’s total levy capacity by $29,037. Over the past year, Colrain saw $1,422,400 in new growth, which was fairly evenly split between residential properties and personal property. Hawley saw $735,847 in new growth this year, with the majority ($575,347) coming from personal property.

All three towns have now had their tax rates approved and certified by the state Department of Revenue, allowing them to move forward with processing and sending out the tax bills for the year. Anyone with questions regarding their tax bill should contact their local Board of Assessors.

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