Town Assessor
Thelma Hornberger
Phone: (716) 652-0011
Fax: (716) 652-3507
E-mail: assessor@townofaurora.com
Staff: Jamie Swanson, Assessment Clerk
Roger Pigeon, Real Property Appraiser
Joan A. Greenwood, STAR Exemption Clerk
*** Filing Deadline for all exemptions is May 1st ***
For further information, visit the website of the
Erie County Department of Real Property Tax Services.
Official Town of Aurora Assessment Calendar
| Event | Date |
| Taxable Status Date / Valuation Date | May 1 |
| Tentative Roll | May 24 |
| Grievance Day | First Tuesday in June |
| Final Roll | July 1 |
| Small Claims/Article VII (CERTS) | 30 Days after Certification of Final Roll by Assessor |
Forms
Below are some of the most frequently used forms and information related to assessment and exemptions. Clicking on any of the items listed will take you to a link where you can download and/or print the necessary information. For your convenience, exemption forms and appropriate proofs may be mailed directly to our office at 5 South Grove Street, East Aurora, New York 14052.
- Complaint on Real Property:
- Form
- General Instructions
- STAR Exemption
- Application Form
- STAR Exemption: Optional Income Verification Program
- Application Form & Additional Information
- STAR Exemption: Request for mailing annual notice to third party
- Application Form
- Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens (& STAR Exemption)
- Application Form
- Application Instructions
- Alternative Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation
- Application Form
- Application Instructions
- Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Physically Disabled Persons
- Application Form
- Application Instructions
- Partial Tax Exemption for Persons with Disabilities and Limited Income
- Application Form
- Application Instructions
- Real Property Tax Exemption for Commercial, Business or Industrial
- Application Form
- Application Instructions
Final Equalizations Rates
- 2001 - 56.43
- 2002 - 56.25
- 2003 - 53.75
- 2004 - 50.75
- 2005 - 48.45
- 2006 - 45.60
Final Residential Assessment Ratio (RAR)
- 2001 - 57.69
- 2002 - 58.07
- 2003 - 53.07
- 2004 - 50.09
- 2005 - 49.18
- 2006 - 46.24
