Town Taxes

Real Estate Tax

The Town of Dayton’s Real Estate Tax rate is $0.08 per $100 of Rockingham County assessment value. Real Estate Taxes are paid to Dayton annually with the full annual amount due on December 5th of each year. A penalty of 5% is charged for late payments. After a bill is delinquent a month, interest is also charged. The tax bills are usually mailed the month preceding the due date. For additional information, see Town Code, Chapter 22, Taxation.

Personal Property Tax

The Town of Dayton currently does not impose a tax on any personal property garaged within the Town of Dayton.

Vehicle License Tax

The Town of Dayton imposes a vehicle license tax upon every person owning a motor vehicle, trailer and semi-trailer regularly garaged, stored, or parked in the Town of Dayton, and used on the streets and highway of this town as of January 1 of the license year.  The license year shall commence on January 1 and shall expire on December 31.  The Town Vehicle License Tax is due on December 5th of the license year. The fee may be paid at the Town Treasurer’s Office.  Penalty for any payments received after December 5 is $10.

The Town of Dayton will utilize the DMV VRW Program to enforce non-payment of the vehicle license tax. This program allows the Town to notify the DMV of any residents that have not paid the vehicle license tax. Once notified, the program will not allow a resident to conduct business with the DMV until payment is received by the Town of Dayton for the vehicle license.