Town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts
300 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA 02667
ph: 508.349.0300
fx: 508.349.0305
Town Assessor
Contact TypeContact Information
Contact:
, Assessor
, Property Inspector
Address:
300 Main Street 
Wellfleet ,MA 02667 
Phone:
508-349-0304
Fax:
508-349-0317
 
Additional Links:
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Assessor's Online Database and Valuations
Property Assessments Explained
Single Family Home Sales
Condominium Sales
Vacant Land Sales
Board of Assessors
Assessors' Atlas Online
Valuation Methodology
 
Information on Property Tax Assessments, Abatements & Exemptions

For information on how property tax assessments are derived, see “Property Assessments Explained” above.

For abatement applications:   http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/publ/forms/abatement.pdf.  Forms are also available at the Assessor’s Office and at any Assessor’s Office in Massachusetts.


Tax Relief Available to Domiciled Wellfleet Residents:

$175.00/year to surviving spouses and persons 70+.  Asset limit $40,000 excluding domicile.  No income limit.  http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/publ/forms/surviving-spouses-minors-96-2.pdf.

$400.00/year to veterans with a 10% service-connected disability or purple heart.  $1000 if 100% disabled.

$500.00/year to persons who are legally blind.  http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/publ/forms/blind-96-3.pdf
 
$1000.00/year to persons age 65+.  Income limit: $20,000 single/$30,000 married.  Asset limit: $40,000 single/$55,000 married, excluding domicile.  http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/publ/forms/seniors-96-1.pdf

Up to $1000.00/year to persons age 60+ through participation in the Tax Work-off Program.  Income limit:  $31,218 single/$40,824 married.  Call the Senior Center at 508-349-0313 or -2800 for details.

A tax deferral program is available to persons age 65+ with incomes of $40,000 or less to defer all or part of their taxes, to be repaid at 8% interest upon death or sale of the home.  http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/publ/forms/97-41a-application.pdf

A tax deferral program is available to persons of any age whose financial hardship is temporary and extreme, for a limited time, to be paid back over 5 years.

An exemption is available, at the discretion of the Board of Assessors, to those whose financial hardship is due to age or infirmity.  http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/ptb/pdfs/form-98.pdf

Forms are also available at the Assessor’s Office and at any Assessor’s Office in Massachusetts.


ANNUAL FILING FORMS