It’s A Grand List, For Sure

Town Assessor Paul Friia has signed the October 1, 2025 Grand List.

The Grand List is the sum of the net assessed value of all taxable property – real estate, motor vehicles, and personal property.  Motor vehicles and personal property are valued annually, while real estate is updated based on the market values determined as of the town’s October 1, 2025 revaluation.

The 2025 Grand List of $17,497,161,570 represents an increase of just over 50% from the 2024 Grand List of $11,616,471,195. The increase was due mainly to the 2025 revaluation of all real estate in Westport. Modest increases were also noted in personal property and motor vehicles.

Included in the overall increase is a 1.2% increase in real estate assessment due to continued residential and commercial new construction, as well as renovation activity that occurred within the last assessment year.

Within the real estate grand list, residential properties increased 60% and commercial properties increased 16%. These market-driven increases began in mid-2020 during COVID-19.

Personal property increased by just over 1%, representing continued reinvestment in new and existing local businesses.

Motor vehicles increased approximately 6%.

The current 2025 Grand List totals: 

Assessment 2025 % of List
Real Estate 16,633,912,370 95.06
Motor Vehicle 453,397,460 2.60
Personal Property 409,851,740 2.34
TOTAL 17,497,161,570 100%

60 Nyala Farms Road — the LLC controlled by Bridgewater Associates — remains the second highest taxpayer in Westport. 

The Grand List will be used for fiscal year 2026-2027 town budget calculations. (The figures above are subject to change based on Board of Assessment Appeals hearings in March.)

The Top 10 taxpayers in Westport:

Connecticut Light & Power Inc          Pers. Property                         143,778,100

60 Nyala Farms Road LLC                Real Estate                                95,954,500

Bedford Square Assoc LLC               Real Estate                                51,583,400

Aquarion                                             Real/Pers. Prop.                        43,204,450

Equity One Westport Vill. Center      Real Estate                                36,294,500

Compo Regency LLC                         Real Estate                                28,372,700

Heyman Ronnie F Trustee                  Real Estate                                26,880,700

Byelas LLC                                        Real Estate                                26,504,400

Westport Riverside Assoc. LLC         Real Estate                                25,763,900

Bridgewater Associates LP                Pers. Property                           25,503,850

2 responses to “It’s A Grand List, For Sure

  1. Indeed insightful and thought provoking, as we all wait for the mill rate adjustment. Thank you 06880!

  2. Almost everyone who owns realestate in Westport should be freaking out over this!
    Understand what this means!
    Since calendar year 2021 to 2025 the realestate is their homes and property has increased in value by 15% per year!!!
    Some may have but most has not. Check realestate sales and in a couple of years a few did but the last two years of the Civic disaster most were flat or decreased by about 3-5% so in the two years 24&25 they would have had to increased 17 to 22%!!
    THIS DID NOT HAPPEN!!!!
    Wake up WESPORT! This is a sneaky plan from the State and the towns to find an appraisal firm that let’s the greedy state and town governments to let the reappraisal of values to take a over priced jump that allows Connecticut coffers to swell and they get crazy with pork and rediculous spending!
    Many of you will pay little to no attention to this scam until FEB 25th when it’s to late to fix this.
    When you get new tax bills for that year 2027 and you see your property tax bills have gone up by between 60-61% and you do a little math then you better be sitting down first so you don’t hit the floor!
    Some will think people who sell in late2026 or 2027 will receive 60% more for their property, good luck! When potential buyers realize what property taxes ate on their planned purchase the shakeout will appear as Westport becomes New Jersey like!
    We all should appeal this crazy increase now and change it to Fair taxes or sell your property now and find a more fair tax area like Greenwich! HA!

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