The town Alton hires a company called vision appraisal to review and assess properties in town. The most expensive style of house to build is an adirondack followed by a modern contemporary. The lest expensive style is a ranch followed by a cape. It does not make much difference if you build a new house or remodel an existing house. An existing house will depreciate more than a new house. When I build my house a few years ago I contacted vision appraisal and they informed me of the above classifications. I built a ranch house and my assessment per sf is 3-4 times less than a comparable adirondack. Hope this helps
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