Assessor’s Office
Assessor: Bobbi Stone
Office: (518)279-3565 ext 12; Cell: (518)281-1492
Email: assessor@townofgraftonny.org
Assessor's Clerk: Linda Laveway
Office: (518)279-3565 ext 17
Email: llaveway@townofgraftonny.org
Town of Grafton
Assessment Office
PO Box G (Mail)
2379 NY 2 (Physical)
Grafton, NY 12082
Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday 9am - 1pm
Fridays 1:30-4:30 & by appointment
Please call before coming in
· March 1st – Taxable Status Date
· May 1st – Tentative Assessment Roll File Date
· Friday immediately following the 4th Tuesday in May – Assessment Grievance Day
· July 1st – Final Assessment Roll Filing Date
2025 Final Roll - CLICK HERE
2025 Tentative Roll- CLICK HERE
Senior Exemption Information:
If you will be 65 during 2026, and your income is less than $58,400, you may qualify for the Senior Citizen’s exemption.
If you turn 65 any time in 2026 and your total household AGI is less than $110,750 in the 2024 tax year you qualify for enhanced star. The 2025-2026 Enacted State Budget included several provisions to simplify the STAR program. Homeowners will no longer be required to submit an application to the assessor if they had an ownership change or if they aged into the Enhanced STAR exemption. The State Office of Real Property Tax Services will notify assessors of Basic STAR recipients who become eligible for Enhanced STAR (rather than requiring seniors to apply to their assessors).
If you do not have a Basic STAR or Enhanced STAR currently, you could qualify for the STAR Credit. To apply please contact the NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services at 518-457-2036 to apply or online at: www.tax.ny.gov/star
Board of Assessment Review
The Board of Assessment Review (BAR) meets annually on the Friday immediately following the 4th Tuesday in May to hear complaints regarding property assessments and property exemption determinations. The BAR is a three-member board composed of local citizens appointed by the Town Board for a five-year term of office.
Members of the Board of Assessment Review
Chuck Douglas
Pat Ivory
Mike Smith
Grievance Day is Friday, May 29, 2026 4-8pm by appointment
Assessment Review
If you feel that your property’s assessment is too high, you have the right to a formal review of the assessment by the Board of Assessment Review (BAR) on Grievance Day. Applications for grievance may be filed after May 1st; but no later than Grievance Day. Forms for Grievance are available at the Assessor's office after May 1 or online and https://www.tax.ny.gov/forms/orpts/assessment_grievance.htm.
We encourage all property owners that disagree with their assessments to call the Assessor's Office and make an appointment with the Assessor prior to filing a Grievance.
When grieving your assessment, you must develop your own estimate of the market value for your property. This can be done by comparing your property to recent sales and/or current assessments of similar (comparable) properties. The following suggested documents can help to show the Board of Assessment Review how you determined the proposed market value of your property:
Completed Grievance Chart – used to show the characteristics of your property and comparable properties - (available at the assessor's office or CLICK HERE )
Photos - showing the front and back of your house or property and photos showing the comparable properties
Street Map – showing the location of your property and comparable properties used in your grievance
Recent Sales – sales within the prior two years but before July 1st of the previous year
Vacant Land - include information about slope, grade, type of natural cover (trees, fields, brush, rocks, swamp, wetlands, etc.), road access / frontage
Commercial Property – please include income and expenses for the business
Please make sure to submit a completed Assessment Grievance Chart with your grievance application. Additional information about grieving your assessment can be found on the NYS tax & finance website at https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/contest/contestasmt.htm