ASSESSOR'S OFFICE

The Town Assessor's Office is responsibvle for establishing value of real property with the Town of Blooming Grove (including the Villages of South Blooming Grove and Washingtonville) so that school, county, town and special district taxes may be equitably apportioned amoung property owners.  The Assessor's Office continually reviews sales to determine the market value of various types of properties in the Town.  Various real property tax exemptions authorized under state and local laws, such as partial exemptions for veterans, agricultural, senior citizens, physically disable people with limited income, firefighter / ambulance workers, religious and non-profit, are also administered by this office.  Other fuctions of the Assessor's Office include processing of real property sales, tax escrow account maintainance, address changes and maintain and update inventory on all properties. 

Assessors are trained to determine the fair market value of property. Fair market value refers to the price that would be agreed upon between a willing and informed buyer and a willing and informed seller under usual and ordinary circumstances. It is the highest price a property would bring if it were for sale on the open market for a reasonable period of time. Many sales occur at prices other than what is considered the fair market value.

The Assessors function is to assure that each property pays an equitable and fair amount of the tax burden based on the fair market value which is converted to an assessed value through a uniform percentage rate. He has nothing to do with setting the Real Estate Tax Rates.

The budgets established by the Town, Village and/or School, determine how much each property owner must contribute based on the assessment roll certified by the assessor.  The assessment roll is a document containing each property assessment. The budgets determine the Tax Rates and the amount of Taxes each property owner must pay.

Property taxes pay for things such as public schools, community colleges, libraries, local government employees' salaries, parks and recreation, sanitation, sewer, police and fire protection, roads and other local needs. Each of these items can have its own percentage rate that is multiplied by the assessed value of your property to determine a portion of your bill. The taxes you owe for each item are totaled to determine your final property tax bill.

In addition to valuing property, assessors have other responsibilities:

• Inspect new construction and major improvements to existing structures to ensure accurate property descriptions and valuations.
• Approve and track property tax exemptions.
• Use software to administer their various responsibilities.
• Attend all public grievance hearings of the Board of Assessment Review and present evidence in support of the municipality’s assessments.
• Prepare evidence for Small Claims Assessment Review hearings.
• Review real estate sales data for accuracy
• File annual report on assessment changes with NY State.

Links to important websites:

NEW STAR UPDATE 2026 https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/star/star-exemption-program.htm

Contest your Assessment: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/contest/contestasmt.htm

NYS Department of Taxation and Finance: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/default.htm

Orange County Parcel Information: https://www.orangecountygov.com/612/Parcel-Information                                                                                                                  (Enter Image Mate Online)

Assessment Calendar: Key dates that affect the assessment process

Valuation Date ………………………………....………………July 1 of the previous year

Taxable Status Date ………………………………………… March 1

Exemption Filing Date ……………………………………... March 1

Inventory Data Date ……………………………………....... April 1

Tentative Roll Filed …………………………………...……... May 1

Grievance Day ……………………………………......…..…… 4^th Tuesday in May

Final Roll Filed ……………………………………........……… July 1

Tax bills are issued:

Town/County …………………………..........………....... January

Village of South Blooming Grove …………….....…January

Village of Washingtonville ……………………...........March

School Tax ………………………………………...............September

Please contact the Receiver of Taxes or School Tax Collector if you have any questions regarding your tax bill.

PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS (DUE MARCH 1)

VETERANS:

Alternate Veterans Application    DOWNLOAD

Instructions for Filing Alternative Veterans    DOWNLOAD

Renewal Application for Aleternative Veterans Disability (Change in Service Connected Disability Compensation Rating)    DOWNLOAD

Cold War Veterans Application    DOWNLOAD

Instructions for Filing Cold War Veterans    DOWNLOAD

Renewal Application for Cold Veterans Disability (Change in Service Connected Disability Compensation Rating)    DOWNLOAD

SENIOR CITIZENS

Senior Citizens Partial Tax Exemption (Aged)   DOWNLOAD

Instructions for Filing Senior Citizens Exemption (Aged)    DOWNLOAD

Renewal Application for Senior Citizens Exemption (Aged)    DOWNLOAD

FIRE / AMBULANCE   

Fire / Ambulance    DOWNLOAD

OTHER FORMS

Change of Address    DOWNLOAD

Informal Assessment Review    DOWNLOAD

Property Consolidation Form    DOWNLOAD

Blooming Grove Assessment Rolls 

2025 Final Assessment Roll Download

2024 Final Assessment Roll Download

2023 Final Assessment Roll Download

2022 Final Assessment Roll Download

2021 Final Assessment Roll Download

2020 Final Assessment Roll Download

Grievance Information

Board of Assessment Review will meet on Tuesday May 26, 2026 in the lower level of Town Hall, 6 Horton Road, please call for times. 

Notice of Tentative Assessment Roll 2025

2026 Grievance Day Informational Handout

Helpful hints when completing RP‐524-2025 Download

RP524 Sample Form
RP524-Form for filing Real Property Assessment Complaint
Grievance Booklet