Assessors

NOTICE: 2026 Property Reassessment

The 2026 reassessment of properties is complete, and notices of updated property value have been sent out to all landowners. The documents below explain the process as well as how to grieve your assessment and guidelines for conducting an effective grievance hearing. Please contact the assessor’s office if you have any questions or would like to schedule a grievance hearing.
Deadline to File Grievance is July 6, 2026.

Questions About Your 2026 Assessment

Pawlet Reappraisal Explanation from the Appraisal Contractor June 2026

Grievance Form, Town of Pawlet 2026, must be filed by July 6, 2026

Rules & Procedures Form for Listers Grievance Hearing June 2026

Town of Pawlet Grand List lodged 06 22 2026

Town of Pawlet Grand List 2025-2026 assessment public copy lodged 06 22 2026

Note from Jessica Van Oort, Pawlet Select Board: This reassessment was required by state law. The last time properties in Pawlet were assessed was 2017, so your new amount represents nearly 10 years of increase in your property value. The average increase was 78%. People whose property increased in value by somewhere around that average should not see a significant change to their property tax. This is because the town needs to get the same amount of money spread out over the same property owners. Your assessed value has gone up, but the tax rate on that value will go down.
You are welcome to grieve your assessment if you think it does not accurately reflect the current value of your property. You can check your detailed property card using the parcel viewer website at https://www.axisgis.com/PawletVT/# to click on your parcel and then, on the left side, click on “2026 property card.” You can also check your neighbors’ assessments to see how yours compares. If online is difficult, you can get a paper copy of the card at the town office.
If you want to file a grievance you must do it by July 6. The grievance hearings will be on July 6-9.

 

The Grand List is a listing of all real property in the Town, and it contains information on each parcel, such as the property owner’s name and mailing address, property location and size, and the assessed value. The information is based on the owner of record on April 1 of each year.

Grievance meeting minutes July 14, 2025

Grievance meeting minutes – July 1, 2024

Grievance meeting minutes – July 12, 2023

Grievance meeting minutes — July 6, 2022

Grievance meeting minutes – July 12, 2021

Grievance forms and instructions can be printed from the website:
Grievance definition
Grievance application instructions
Grievance appeal form
Grievance information from appeals handbook

Karen Folger, Assistant Assessor, Town of Pawlet
Monday mornings

Lisa Wright, Assessor
Mondays 9:30 to 2:30 and by appointment

Contact: pawletlister@vermontel.net; 802-325-3309, ext. 102 

Background: In March 2018, Pawlet voters Voters decided to eliminate the Town Lister position in favor of a professionally-qualified assessor appointed by the Select Board. The Board would like to acknowledge retiring Listers Elaine Decker and Karen Folger and Charles Mason and, on behalf of the Town of Pawlet, express its appreciation for their years of service.

The responsibility of the Assessors’ office is to estimate the fair market value of property. Property owners in Pawlet may grieve their assessment if they think their property is not assessed fairly in comparison to similar properties in Pawlet. Copies of the current 2016 Reappraisal Report are available at the Assessors’ Office. The grievance definition and additional information are available here: Grievance Defined and Grievance Information. That information must be reviewed to determine if a grievance process is to be initiated. The next step is to download the Grievance Appeal Form and submit it to the Assessors’ Office. For more information on this process, see Grievance Application Instructions.

GIS Mapping System Now Available: The GIS (geographic information science) mapping system for Pawlet is now available on line and can be viewed at: next.axisgis.com/pawletVT. Several layers of maps are included that give zoning information, soil information, parcel ID, abutting owner information and more. Full Property Record Cards (Lister Cards) are now available on the webpage and can be downloaded or printed. These are updated annually to reflect the current year’s As-Billed Grand List information.