West Hartford Grand List Barely Grew In 2023: Town

WEST HARTFORD, CT — When local taxpayers get their bills this summer, they will be fueling a 2024-25 spending plan that will not feature much added revenue due to Grand List growth.

According to the Town of West Harford's 2023 Grant List report, which was unveiled this week by the West Hartford Assessments Department, West Hartford's Grand List of taxable properties only went up 0.08 percent, essentially remaining flat from the prior year.

The complete Grand List, which includes motor vehicle, personal property and real estate values, is assessed at $7.23 billion — or $5.64 million more in assessed value.

What that means is the amount of additional tax revenue due to the grand list increase is relatively tiny within the confines of a $330.9 million town/school budget, which was approved by the West Hartford Town Council.

Basically, a statistically insignificant amount of new tax revenue will be coming into West Hartford coffers from this new grand list.

According to the report, highlights of the list include:

• Real estate property assessments were up 0.3 percent.

• Motor vehicle taxes decreased by 4 percent, attributed to automotive industry, post-pandemic economic impacts.

• Personal property taxes that have increased by 6 percent.

Meanwhile, the Town of West Hartford also announced the town's top 10 taxpayer list based on this new grand list. It is as follows, including the assessments:

1 — Connecticut Light & Power; various locations; utility company; $62.54 million.

2 — FW CT Corbins Corner Shopping Center; 1459 New Britain Ave.; shopping center; $45.5 million.

3 — West Farms Mall LLC; 1502 New Britain Ave.; regional shopping mall; $44.32 million.

4 — Bishops Corner SC LLC; Albany Avenue and North Main Street; shopping center; $42.89 million.

5 — Blue Back Capital Partners LLC; various locations; shopping center; $37.91 million.

6 — Town Center West Associates; 29 S. Main St.; mixed-use; $29.52 million.

7 — SF WH Property Owner LLC; 1445 New Britain Ave.; mixed use; $28.9 million.

8 — Steele Road LLC; 243 Steele Road; apartments; $26.47 million.

9 — ALNIC LLC; Raymond Road/Farmington Avenue; supermarket; $23.13 million.

10 — ER West Hartford LLC; 1248 Farmington Ave.; apartments; $21.12 million.

According to the town, the top 10 total taxpayers account for slightly more than 5 percent of the total Grand List.

For the full 2023 Grand List report in West Hartford, click on this link.