Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What is your tax rate?

-Hampton has 3 tax rates, depending on where the property is located.

The 2011 tax rates:

Town: $17.93

Beach rate: $18.63

Exempt rate: $18.08

Can I pay the tax amounts online?

-Yes, visit our homepage at www.hamptonnh.gov and click “Online Property Tax System”. Go to “Property Tax” for paying online. This will give you information on all outstanding taxes due, but won’t give you information on taxes paid. (Fee of $1.85 applies to pay the taxes online, lookup is free.) Also, you can look at the assessment information online through Vision Appraisal at: http://data.visionappraisal.com/HamptonNH/DEFAULT.asp

Who do I talk to regarding a question about my assessment?

-Please call the assessor’s office at (603) 929-5837

Are sewer and water included in the tax bills?

-Sewer is included in all tax bills; water is billed by Aquarion Water (603) 926-3319.

A sewer abatement is available to property owners who do not have sewer available. Abatement forms are no longer necessary and are processed automatically by the Assessor’s office. If your taxes are paid in full, you should receive a check the following spring for your refund. If your taxes are not paid in full, the rebate is applied to outstanding taxes.

Are there any exemptions available?

-Yes, if Hampton is your PRIMARY residence and you are elderly, disabled, blind, a veteran, or a veteran’s spouse you may be eligible for a tax exemption/credit. For details and application information contact the assessor’s office at (603) 929-5837. The application deadline is April 15th.

-Application for the beach promotional exemption, for owners of residential beach property must be filed each year before April 15th. The forms can be found at www.hamptonnh.gov, and must be mailed to the Hampton Beach Precinct Commission at PO Box 6803 Hampton, NH 03843-6803

Do you accept Credit/debit cards, or online payments?

-At this time we accept cash and checks/money orders/cashier checks only. We have surveyed customers directly and the majority of customers would not use their credit cards due to the 3% fee charged to each bill on top of the tax amount.

Who should the check be made payable to/ can I get a receipt?

-Please make checks payable to the Town of Hampton. Please include BOTH copies of the bill (receipt and payment coupon) and a self-addressed-stamped-envelope if you are mailing your payment, we will stamp the receipt and send it back to you. If you are paying in person bring in BOTH the receipt and the payment coupon, we will stamp the receipt and give it back to you.

PLEASE DO NOT POST-DATE YOUR CHECK as we now deposit electronically. Checks received in the office with a future date will be processed the day they are received.