Chilmark will keep a single tax rate after completing deliberations on the town’s real estate classification at a select board meeting Friday.

Though the tax rate has not been set, assistant assessor Pam Bunker presented a series of statistics from the previous fiscal year at Friday’s meeting, including a total town valuation of $4,258,074,890. That number, she said, is a 15 per cent increase from last year.

“It’s a big wow factor,” she said. “The sales have been very aggressive.”

The average assessment in the town this year is $1,875,000.

In other business, the board took steps towards hiring a new police chief, with plans to have a final candidate come before the select board in February. The need comes after chief Jonathan Klaren announced his retirement next year at a board meeting in October.

The town has started to advertise publicly for the position.

“Not only do I think it’s doable, I think it’s a good plan,” said Mr. Klaren of the timeline.