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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

EventDate
Taxable Status Date / Valuation DateMay 1
Tentative RollMay 24
Grievance DayFirst Tuesday in June
Final RollJuly 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.

  1. Complaint on Real Property:
    -
    Form
    - General Instructions

  2. STAR Exemption
    -
    Application Form

  3. STAR Exemption: Optional Income Verification Program
    -
    Application Form & Additional Information

  4. STAR Exemption: Request for mailing annual notice to third party
    -
    Application Form

  5. Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens (& STAR Exemption)
    -
    Application Form
    - Application Instructions

  6. Alternative Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation
    -
    Application Form
    - Application Instructions

  7. Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Physically Disabled Persons
    -
    Application Form
    - Application Instructions

  8. Partial Tax Exemption for Persons with Disabilities and Limited Income
    -
    Application Form
    - Application Instructions

  9. 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