West Hartford Tax Bills Going Out Soon, Motor Vehicle Changes Announced

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Property tax bills will go out on Friday, June 20, with West Hartford officials announcing some changes as to how motor vehicles are taxed.

The first installment of real estate, personal property, and motor vehicle taxes on the Oct. 1, 2024, Grand List are due and payable on July 1, 2025, with late fees charged if not paid by Aug. 1.

The town's revenue collection office will mail tax bills on Friday, June 20.

This year, the formula used to calculate motor vehicles has changed.

Check out the calculator feature on the Assessment Office web page.

Enter your plate number, and the assessment value will automatically appear. Multiply that number by the statewide mill rate of 32.46 mills to get your total tax bill amount.

As of Oct. 1, 2024, all assessment departments in Connecticut will use the manufacturer-suggested retail price (MSRP) of each vehicle and apply the depreciation schedule to calculate the depreciated value of each vehicle.

This depreciated value will then be multiplied by the statewide assessment ratio of 70% to determine the vehicle's assessed value for taxation.

The vehicle's assessed value will decrease yearly based on the depreciation schedule, but will never fall below a $500 assessment for taxation purposes.

The assessment is then multiplied by the statewide mill rate of 32.46.

As for real estate taxes, the town budget adopted by the West Hartford Town Council in April requires a real estate/personal property mill rate (the rate paid in taxes) of 44.78 mills.

That is an increase of 2.43 mills.

If your home is assessed at $300,000, taxes will go up by $729 in addition to what one's tax bill was a year ago.

For more information, click on this link.

From May 19: 'West Hartford Taxes Going Up, Here's How Much'