Tax Collector

The Tax Collector ensures that all Real Estate, Personal Property and Motor Vehicle taxes in the Town of Lyme are billed, collected and deposited promptly and accurately in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes.  Specifically, the Tax Collector:

  • issues annual tax bills for all Real Estate, Personal Property and Motor Vehicles;
  • receives and processes all tax payments;
  • pursues delinquent tax-collection remedies allowed by State Statutes;
  • provides taxpayers, title searchers, law firms and banks with information on taxes owed or paid, upon request; and
  • works closely with the Board of Selectpeople.

Tax Collector’s Notice — June 2026

All property owners liable to pay a Tax to the Town of Lyme on the Grand List of October 1, 2025, are hereby notified that the tax becomes due and payable July 1, 2026. Failure to make payment on or before August 3, 2026, will subject the tax to an interest charge of one and one-half (1 ½) percent per month or fraction thereof from the due date of July 1st (18% annually), with a minimum interest charge of $2.00 per bill. FAILURE TO RECEIVE a tax bill does not invalidate the tax or waive the interest due, should the bill become delinquent. Payments will be accepted at the Tax Office, 480 Hamburg Road, or may be mailed to: Tax Collector, 480 Hamburg Road, Lyme, CT. 06371. Please make checks payable to: TOWN OF LYME. The Tax Collector’s office will be open on weekdays in July from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, except Friday July 3, 2026. Tax bills will be sent on 06/26/2026.

Tax Payment Information

  • Taxes can be paid by cash or check in person at Lyme Town Hall during normal office hours.
  • Please make checks payable to: Town of Lyme
  • Mail payments to:

Lyme Tax Collector
480 Hamburg Road
Lyme, CT 06371

Contact Information

  • Residents may contact the Tax Collector by phone at 860-434-8092; by email at taxcollector@townlyme.org; or in person at Town Hall during normal office hours.
  • The Tax Collector’s office hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and again from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed on Wednesdays.)
  • During the month of July, office hours are Mondays through Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For More Information

  • For the web page of the Lyme Tax Office, click here.