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Overview
This office maintains a record of each property within the city. The record contains:
- Aerial photographs
- Building characteristics
- Copies of deeds
- Prior ownership information
- Selling prices
- Tax maps
The city maintains these records to enable appropriate assessment of property for tax purposes. However, all of these records are open to the public for their inspection and are available for research or review.
Parcel Diversity
This office contains 8,064 parcels, which are very diverse in nature. These parcels include:
- Coastal area parcels
- Commercial areas
- Industrial areas
- Ocean front parcels
- Riverfront parcels with no access
- Riverfront parcels with ocean access
- Rural farm areas
- Suburban areas
- Urban areas
In addition to the real estate accounts, we also have 597 personal property accounts.
Assessment Date & Tax Information
- Assessment Date: April 1st
- Commitment Date: July 31, 2020
- Fiscal Tax Year: 2020 - 2021
- Tax Rate: $20.05 per thousand
- Certified Ratio: 98%
- Interest Rate: 8%
- Bi-Annual Tax Dates: October 14, 2020, April 14, 2021
- Abatement Appeal Deadline: February 1, 2021
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Nicholas Desjardins, C.M.A.
Assessor
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Quang Le, C.M.A.
Assistant Assessor
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David Radcliffe
Field Lister/Personal Property
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Faedra Binette
Administrative Assistant
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Assessing
Physical Address
205 Main Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 586
Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: (207) 284-9003Fax: (207) 571-0657
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.