Tax Collector

2025 Property Tax rate has been set by the State of NH. Bills were sent out on Friday 11/28 and will be due 12/29

*Due to the potential for Ice conditions on Monday 12/29.  On-time in person or mailed payments will be accepted through 12/31. No interest will be charged until after 12/31.  Any online payments will start to accrue interest after 12/30. 

If making payment online it's extremely important you double check your account information  Any returned payment is subject to a $25.00 return payment fee.  Per RSA 80:56

If a property owner has not received their tax bill, they should contact the Tax Office at 603-673-6041 Ext. 201 immediately.  Failure to receive the tax bill does not justify non-payment or the waiver in interest due for payment beyond the due date.

2024 property taxes still owed as of May 9th 2025, a lien was placed and recorded per RSA 80:69 with the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds. Payments can still be made online and mailed to 2 Main St. Amherst, NH 03031 or in person Monday through Friday 8a-4p

 2025 TAX RATE BREAKDOWN
Town                       $   4.92
County                     $   1.33
Local Education      $  16.24
State Education      $    1.49
Total                        $ 23.98            

PAYMENT OPTIONS:  
Online tax payments may be processed at www.amherstnh.gov/tax-collector. (See left side bar)
U.S.Mailed payments should be sent to:
      On Time Payments:  Town of Amherst Tax Collector, c/o Citizens Bank,            P. O. Box 9695, Manchester, NH  03108-9695 

      Payments Beyond Due Date:  Town of Amherst Tax Collector, 2 Main Street, Amherst, NH  03031

Dropbox Payments:  The front door of Town Hall is unlocked and a drop box is located in the lobby where payments may be inserted for processing between the hours of 8am and 4pm Monday through Friday.  Most banking institutions provide an electronic copy of your check for your records which may be retained as receipt of payment.  If an additional receipt is required from the Tax Office, you may include a self addressed stamped envelope or your email address and a receipt will be provided.   For easier access to  drop off tax payments and other correspondence, a mail slot has been added to the rear door of Town Hall which can be accessed  24 hours a day, seven days a week.  

The real estate tax year runs from April 1st through the following year. Your taxes are based on the assessed value of your home on April 1st of any year. Under the law, your first half bill is one half of your total prior year bill, plus taxes due to any physical changes that were made to your property in the last tax year. The tax rate is set in late October at which time your final taxes due are established less a credit of your prepayment in July. The rate below is calculated so that the town’s budget for the year will be covered by the property taxes collected. 

The assessed ratio is computed by the state at the end of each year. It represents what the average assessed value of all Amherst properties represent when compared with real estate sales that year. For example, an assessed ratio of 80% means that the Amherst assessed values, on average, represent 80% of the current real estate values, based on sales in town that year.