The Harsh Reality
A side-by-side look at how the 2025 revaluation hit Yale Avenue homes versus how two commercial properties saw tax bills cut by 60-68% under the Pizzuto / Hartley “8-3m” law.
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Middlebury’s tax future,
reshaped twice.
The October 2025 revaluation already moved your tax bill. The $224 million Region 15 school construction bond, approved May 6, will move it again starting FY 2027–28. This site shows what that means for your home and why the broader tax base matters.
Where things stand
The post-revaluation reality.
The October 2025 revaluation set new assessed values for every property in town. The numbers below describe the aggregate result.
Reval Averages
+35.4% / +10.4%
Home value / tax bill, residential
Grand List
Over 90%
Residential share; minimal commercial offset
Mill Rate
32.52 → 26.56
FY 2025–26 → FY 2026–27
What’s coming next
The $224 million bond ahead.
Voters approved the Region 15 school construction bond on May 6, 2026. The cost arrives in stages, starting with the FY 2027–28 tax bills.
Middlebury voted no, 539 to 648. Southbury’s yes carried the result, but Middlebury is on the hook for its 33.13% share.
Budget Path
+12.29% → +3.80%
Proposed vs. final, FY 2026–27
Bond Authorized
$224 million
Region 15 construction bond
Year-1 Charge
$240 / $100k
Starting FY 2027–28; peaks near $321
Why the tax base matters
The disappearing commercial offset.
Residential property uses more in services than it pays in taxes. Commercial property pays in more than it consumes. When the commercial base shrinks, residents make up the difference.
- $1.11
Residential CT property uses about $1.11 in services for every $1.00 in tax paid. Commercial property pays in about $0.26.
CT Farm Bureau chart (PDF) - $349k
A handful of recent commercial taxpayers, including 764 Southford Road and 199 Benson Road, won large assessment cuts under the Pizzuto / Hartley “8-3m” law in 2025, removing more than $349,000 in annual tax revenue.
Commercial taxpayers (PDF) - $500k
Middlebury collected about $500,000 in permit fees in the last 12 months. A single sizeable commercial project can dwarf that number in one-time fees alone.
Permit fees, last 12 months (PDF)
Our 2026 ads
What we’re telling Middlebury.
Printed and digital ads running alongside the May 6 referendum and the post-revaluation tax bill cycle.
Closed for Business
Why Middlebury’s commercial tax base is shrinking, and what that means for residential property tax bills in the years ahead.
Read the ad (PDF)