By Beth David, Editor
The town of Fairhaven is contemplating a Proposition 2 1/2 override vote in June. Property owners are concerned about the increase in property taxes they will have to pay if the override passes.
The town has added a tax calculator to its website so individuals can see how the override will affect their individual properties.
You will need the amount that your property is assessed at by the Assessor (not what you can sell it for). You can get that number from your tax bill, a link on the Assessors page, https://fairhaven-ma.gov/assessors/, or directly at https://fairhaven.patriotproperties.com/default.asp
The calculator is a spreadsheet that downloads to your device. Where it says “Property Value,” the number $450,000 has been prefilled. Just click on that number and change it to the amount your property is assessed at by the town’s assessors.
The document defaults to the sheet entitled “No override,” which will calculate how much the tax increase would normally be.
You can then click on the next sheet, “$760,149 override” to see how much the tax will increase with the override. The third sheet has FY26 (current year) tax.
According to the calculator, a $450,000 house (the average in Fairhaven), paid $4,136 in property taxes for FY26 (current year). The same house would pay $4,279 in FY 27 with no override (a $143 difference); and $4,366 with the override, a difference of $87 compared to the no override number, and a $230 difference compared to FY 2026.
The Excel document will also be available on our website: www.neighbnews.com
The town has also added an online form for people to comment on the budget. Visit https://fairhaven-ma.gov/budget-contact-form/
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Click here to download the 4/9/26 issue: 04-09-26 NFIA EggHunt
Click here to download the tax estimator: TaxEstimatorProForma
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