What do the assessors look at when determining an assessment?
Assessors look at a property the same way a potential buyer looks at a property, and consider the same factors that a potential buyer considers. Examples of important factors are the following: location, interior condition, house size, kitchen quality, and bath quality.

Assessors examine many qualities and conditions and then look for comparable properties that have sold in the neighborhood. Since no two houses are identical, adjustments are made for differing characteristics to determine the assessment. Thus the assessment is an estimate of market value.

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1. When is the filing deadline for Real Estate & Personal Property Abatement Applications?
2. What year sales does the Assessor use to determine the Assessed value of my property?
3. What does my assessment represent?
4. Once I receive an Elderly Exemption does it automatically renew or do I need to file a new application every year?
5. When is the filing deadline for Elderly Exemptions?
6. I am elderly and cannot afford this tax bill. Can’t the assessors lower this assessment because I am elderly?
7. I recently purchased my home. When will the tax bill be sent in my name?
8. My assessment increased more than 2.5%. Doesn’t Proposition 2½ limit the amount my assessment can increase?
9. What do the assessors look at when determining an assessment?
10. Why do the assessors want to see the interior and exterior of my property?
11. I am a young person who grew up in Framingham and cannot afford this tax bill. Why can’t the assessors lower this assessment because I cannot afford to live in Framingham?