Average North Andover Tax Bill To Increase $279

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The average single-family home's tax bill will increase by around $279 in 2022 after the selectmen set the tax shift Monday.

Residential property values increased significantly, with the median single-family home being valued at $607,436, up over 8 percent from $560,714 a year prior.

The selectmen voted for a 1.32 commercial tax shift, meaning commercial property owners will pay 132 percent of what they would if there was a uniform rate. Residential homes will be taxed at a rate of 13.54 mills, or $13.54 dollars per $1,000 assessed value. That's down from 14.17 mills in Fiscal Year 2021.

With no change to the tax shift, set at 1.30 last year, residential bills would have increased by about $304.

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The Select Board opted for a tax shift that resulted in commercial and residential bills going up about the same amount. The average commercial bill will increase by roughly $263.

The Fiscal Year 2022 property assessments are based on Jan. 1 values and precede the coronavirus pandemic.

The full meeting video is available here via North Andover GovCAM. The tax classification presentation is available here.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.