351 municipalities · FY 2026 · official state file
Massachusetts property tax rates by town
The median Massachusetts municipality's FY 2026 residential tax rate is $12.44 per $1,000 of assessed value, so $300,000 assessed at the median rate owes $3,732.00. Rates run from $2.18 in Hancock to $20.50 in Wendell. The figures cover fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), on values as of January 1, 2025, the latest year with a certified rate for every city and town, copied from Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
- 1Municipalities 351
- 2Median residential tax rate $12.44 per $1,000
- 3Highest Wendell $20.50
- 4Lowest Hancock $2.18
Work out a Massachusetts bill
FY 2026 tax bill
$3,732.00
Sunderland · $12.44 per $1,000
Rank in MA
176 of 351
median $12.44 per $1,000
How the 351 rates spread out
Massachusetts cities and towns can tax residential, open space, commercial, industrial and personal property at different rates; the ranking uses the residential rate. 112 of the 351 set a commercial rate above their residential rate (median commercial rate $14.29), 223 use one rate for every class, and 16 show a commercial rate below the residential one. Assessments are meant to be fair cash value as of January 1, so residential rates compare more directly here than in states where towns assess at different shares of value. 113 cities and towns raised their residential rate from FY 2025 to FY 2026 and 234 lowered it; 23 already had a FY 2027 rate in the state table when it was read.
By county
| County | Municipalities | Median | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | 15 | $6.41 | Sandwich $10.19 | Chatham $3.67 |
| Berkshire | 32 | $10.30 | Pittsfield $17.50 | Hancock $2.18 |
| Bristol | 20 | $11.42 | Mansfield $13.09 | Westport $7.28 |
| Dukes | 7 | $4.99 | Tisbury $7.42 | Chilmark $2.28 |
| Essex | 34 | $10.78 | Wenham $15.99 | Newbury $7.51 |
| Franklin | 26 | $15.02 | Wendell $20.50 | Rowe $5.24 |
| Hampden | 23 | $14.93 | East Longmeadow $19.43 | Tolland $7.95 |
| Hampshire | 20 | $14.72 | Westhampton $20.35 | Hadley $11.46 |
| Middlesex | 54 | $12.35 | Stow $17.87 | Cambridge $6.67 |
| Nantucket | 1 | $3.12 | Nantucket $3.12 | Nantucket $3.12 |
| Norfolk | 28 | $11.80 | Sharon $17.15 | Canton $9.75 |
| Plymouth | 27 | $12.47 | Plympton $15.26 | Wareham $8.56 |
| Suffolk | 4 | $11.31 | Boston $12.40 | Revere $8.94 |
| Worcester | 60 | $13.27 | Bolton $18.07 | Dudley $10.06 |
All 351 municipalities ranked
Highest residential tax rate first. The bill column applies the rate to a $300,000 assessment, before exemptions and credits.
| # | Municipality | County | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | Commercial | Bill on $300,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendell | Franklin | $20.50 | $20.95 | $20.50 | $6,150 |
| 2 | Westhampton | Hampshire | $20.35 | $20.79 | $20.35 | $6,105 |
| 3 | East Longmeadow | Hampden | $19.43 | $18.48 | $19.43 | $5,829 |
| 4 | Heath | Franklin | $19.39 | $18.81 | $19.39 | $5,817 |
| 5 | Longmeadow | Hampden | $19.32 | $21.12 | $19.32 | $5,796 |
| 6 | Pelham | Hampshire | $18.79 | $16.97 | $18.79 | $5,637 |
| 7 | Greenfield | Franklin | $18.64 | $19.56 | $18.64 | $5,592 |
| 8 | Russell | Hampden | $18.42 | $18.30 | $18.42 | $5,526 |
| 9 | Bolton | Worcester | $18.07 | $16.62 | $18.07 | $5,421 |
| 10 | Chester | Hampden | $18.06 | $18.06 | $18.06 | $5,418 |
| 11 | Stow | Middlesex | $17.87 | $17.42 | $17.87 | $5,361 |
| 12 | Colrain | Franklin | $17.82 | $18.26 | $17.82 | $5,346 |
| 13 | Plainfield | Hampshire | $17.56 | $18.48 | $17.56 | $5,268 |
| 14 | Pittsfield | Berkshire | $17.50 | $17.94 | $36.90 | $5,250 |
| 15 | Wilbraham | Hampden | $17.45 | $17.88 | $17.45 | $5,235 |
| 16 | Holyoke | Hampden | $17.43 | $17.46 | $38.15 | $5,229 |
| 17 | Lanesborough | Berkshire | $17.29 | $16.73 | $17.29 | $5,187 |
| 18 | Sharon | Norfolk | $17.15 | $17.48 | $17.15 | $5,145 |
| 19 | Amherst | Hampshire | $16.91 | $17.95 | $16.91 | $5,073 |
| 20 | Lancaster | Worcester | $16.90 | $16.16 | $16.90 | $5,070 |
| 21 | Middlefield | Hampshire | $16.88 | $18.24 | $16.88 | $5,064 |
| 22 | Dalton | Berkshire | $16.87 | $16.47 | $16.87 | $5,061 |
| 23 | Charlemont | Franklin | $16.81 | $18.30 | $16.81 | $5,043 |
| 24 | Buckland | Franklin | $16.74 | $16.94 | $16.74 | $5,022 |
| 25 | Palmer | Hampden | $16.66 | $16.48 | $16.66 | $4,998 |
| 26 | Maynard | Middlesex | $16.62 | $17.83 | $22.51 | $4,986 |
| 27 | Orange | Franklin | $16.60 | $16.45 | $16.60 | $4,980 |
| 28 | Warwick | Franklin | $16.54 | $17.78 | $16.54 | $4,962 |
| 29 | Hopedale | Worcester | $16.25 | $16.61 | $27.20 | $4,875 |
| 30 | Acton | Middlesex | $16.23 | $17.15 | $16.23 | $4,869 |
| 31 | Shutesbury | Franklin | $16.21 | $15.83 | $16.19 | $4,863 |
| 32 | Hawley | Franklin | $16.20 | $16.35 | $16.20 | $4,860 |
| 33 | Peru | Berkshire | $16.09 | $15.95 | $16.09 | $4,827 |
| 34 | Ludlow | Hampden | $16.01 | $17.35 | $16.01 | $4,803 |
| 35 | Williamsburg | Hampshire | $16.01 | $18.97 | $16.01 | $4,803 |
| 36 | Wenham | Essex | $15.99 | $15.54 | $15.99 | $4,797 |
| 37 | North Adams | Berkshire | $15.97 | $16.71 | $33.40 | $4,791 |
| 38 | Westborough | Worcester | $15.93 | $16.29 | $15.93 | $4,779 |
| 39 | Harvard | Worcester | $15.87 | $15.65 | $15.85 | $4,761 |
| 40 | Hampden | Hampden | $15.78 | $15.09 | $15.78 | $4,734 |
| 41 | Ashby | Middlesex | $15.76 | $15.23 | $15.76 | $4,728 |
| 42 | Leverett | Franklin | $15.70 | $15.18 | $15.70 | $4,710 |
| 43 | Sherborn | Middlesex | $15.66 | $16.58 | $15.66 | $4,698 |
| 44 | Topsfield | Essex | $15.66 | $14.99 | $15.66 | $4,698 |
| 45 | Adams | Berkshire | $15.63 | $17.01 | $21.51 | $4,689 |
| 46 | Sturbridge | Worcester | $15.60 | $15.93 | $15.60 | $4,680 |
| 47 | Springfield | Hampden | $15.46 | $15.68 | $34.35 | $4,638 |
| 48 | Boxborough | Middlesex | $15.39 | $15.14 | $15.39 | $4,617 |
| 49 | Millis | Norfolk | $15.31 | $16.40 | $15.31 | $4,593 |
| 50 | Chesterfield | Hampshire | $15.26 | $15.52 | $15.26 | $4,578 |
| 51 | Plympton | Plymouth | $15.26 | $15.89 | $15.26 | $4,578 |
| 52 | Chicopee | Hampden | $15.24 | $15.16 | $32.60 | $4,572 |
| 53 | Bernardston | Franklin | $15.20 | $14.27 | $15.20 | $4,560 |
| 54 | Paxton | Worcester | $15.17 | $14.74 | $15.17 | $4,551 |
| 55 | Belchertown | Hampshire | $15.13 | $14.51 | $15.13 | $4,539 |
| 56 | Montague | Franklin | $15.13 | $15.21 | $25.06 | $4,539 |
| 57 | Amesbury | Essex | $15.05 | $15.30 | $15.05 | $4,515 |
| 58 | Hamilton | Essex | $15.04 | $15.65 | $15.04 | $4,512 |
| 59 | New Braintree | Worcester | $14.97 | $14.86 | $14.97 | $4,491 |
| 60 | Westfield | Hampden | $14.93 | $15.18 | $29.17 | $4,479 |
| 61 | Gill | Franklin | $14.91 | $14.66 | $14.91 | $4,473 |
| 62 | Southbridge | Worcester | $14.89 | $14.66 | $14.89 | $4,467 |
| 63 | Ashburnham | Worcester | $14.87 | $14.87 | $14.87 | $4,461 |
| 64 | Norfolk | Norfolk | $14.87 | $15.97 | $14.87 | $4,461 |
| 65 | Granby | Hampshire | $14.85 | $15.37 | $14.85 | $4,455 |
| 66 | Wayland | Middlesex | $14.83 | $15.63 | $14.83 | $4,449 |
| 67 | Northborough | Worcester | $14.82 | $14.25 | $14.82 | $4,446 |
| 68 | Groton | Middlesex | $14.78 | $15.25 | $14.78 | $4,434 |
| 69 | Huntington | Hampshire | $14.77 | $15.40 | $14.77 | $4,431 |
| 70 | Blackstone | Worcester | $14.74 | $15.10 | $14.74 | $4,422 |
| 71 | Warren | Worcester | $14.74 | $14.81 | $14.74 | $4,422 |
| 72 | Leyden | Franklin | $14.69 | $15.28 | $14.69 | $4,407 |
| 73 | Hatfield | Hampshire | $14.67 | $13.84 | $14.67 | $4,401 |
| 74 | Brookfield | Worcester | $14.62 | $15.48 | $14.62 | $4,386 |
| 75 | West Boylston | Worcester | $14.53 | $13.87 | $14.53 | $4,359 |
| 76 | Savoy | Berkshire | $14.52 | $16.62 | $14.52 | $4,356 |
| 77 | Ware | Hampshire | $14.49 | $15.06 | $14.49 | $4,347 |
| 78 | Southwick | Hampden | $14.42 | $15.57 | $14.42 | $4,326 |
| 79 | Lunenburg | Worcester | $14.39 | $14.36 | $14.39 | $4,317 |
| 80 | Southborough | Worcester | $14.36 | $13.81 | $14.36 | $4,308 |
| 81 | Monson | Hampden | $14.30 | $14.87 | $14.30 | $4,290 |
| 82 | Holliston | Middlesex | $14.29 | $14.65 | $14.29 | $4,287 |
| 83 | Conway | Franklin | $14.28 | $14.44 | $14.28 | $4,284 |
| 84 | Sudbury | Middlesex | $14.27 | $14.64 | $21.54 | $4,281 |
| 85 | Auburn | Worcester | $14.24 | $14.29 | $15.83 | $4,272 |
| 86 | Petersham | Worcester | $14.24 | $14.49 | $14.24 | $4,272 |
| 87 | Ashfield | Franklin | $14.23 | $13.46 | $14.23 | $4,269 |
| 88 | Williamstown | Berkshire | $14.20 | $13.80 | $14.20 | $4,260 |
| 89 | Hudson | Middlesex | $14.14 | $13.88 | $27.99 | $4,242 |
| 90 | Wales | Hampden | $14.13 | $14.42 | $14.13 | $4,239 |
| 91 | Agawam | Hampden | $14.10 | $14.64 | $26.67 | $4,230 |
| 92 | Hopkinton | Middlesex | $14.10 | $14.18 | $14.08 | $4,230 |
| 93 | Halifax | Plymouth | $14.08 | $14.27 | $14.08 | $4,224 |
| 94 | Berlin | Worcester | $14.06 | $14.19 | $21.13 | $4,218 |
| 95 | Littleton | Middlesex | $14.02 | $14.86 | $21.93 | $4,206 |
| 96 | West Springfield | Hampden | $14.02 | $14.87 | $29.59 | $4,206 |
| 97 | Granville | Hampden | $14.00 | $13.64 | $14.00 | $4,200 |
| 98 | Medway | Norfolk | $14.00 | $14.25 | $14.00 | $4,200 |
| 99 | Worthington | Hampshire | $13.93 | $13.79 | $13.93 | $4,179 |
| 100 | Rockland | Plymouth | $13.87 | $13.67 | $13.87 | $4,161 |
| 101 | Rutland | Worcester | $13.87 | $14.24 | $13.87 | $4,161 |
| 102 | Washington | Berkshire | $13.82 | $14.16 | $13.82 | $4,146 |
| 103 | Pepperell | Middlesex | $13.78 | $14.63 | $13.78 | $4,134 |
| 104 | Gardner | Worcester | $13.77 | $14.36 | $13.77 | $4,131 |
| 105 | Georgetown | Essex | $13.76 | $11.06 | $13.76 | $4,128 |
| 106 | Townsend | Middlesex | $13.75 | $14.52 | $13.75 | $4,125 |
| 107 | East Bridgewater | Plymouth | $13.69 | $13.67 | $13.69 | $4,107 |
| 108 | Grafton | Worcester | $13.69 | $13.94 | $13.69 | $4,107 |
| 109 | Northampton | Hampshire | $13.67 | $13.93 | $13.67 | $4,101 |
| 110 | Leominster | Worcester | $13.66 | $14.03 | $13.66 | $4,098 |
| 111 | New Salem | Franklin | $13.62 | $13.58 | $13.62 | $4,086 |
| 112 | Carver | Plymouth | $13.61 | $13.87 | $21.68 | $4,083 |
| 113 | West Bridgewater | Plymouth | $13.61 | $13.67 | $24.56 | $4,083 |
| 114 | Boylston | Worcester | $13.58 | $13.83 | $13.58 | $4,074 |
| 115 | Boxford | Essex | $13.54 | $13.45 | $13.54 | $4,062 |
| 116 | Medfield | Norfolk | $13.52 | $13.80 | $13.52 | $4,056 |
| 117 | South Hadley | Hampshire | $13.52 | $13.98 | $13.52 | $4,056 |
| 118 | Goshen | Hampshire | $13.50 | $13.99 | $13.50 | $4,050 |
| 119 | Holden | Worcester | $13.48 | $13.86 | $13.48 | $4,044 |
| 120 | Deerfield | Franklin | $13.45 | $13.25 | $13.45 | $4,035 |
| 121 | Princeton | Worcester | $13.44 | $14.53 | $13.44 | $4,032 |
| 122 | Dunstable | Middlesex | $13.39 | $13.75 | $13.39 | $4,017 |
| 123 | Brimfield | Hampden | $13.38 | $14.14 | $13.38 | $4,014 |
| 124 | Avon | Norfolk | $13.35 | $13.34 | $28.21 | $4,005 |
| 125 | Barre | Worcester | $13.35 | $13.59 | $13.35 | $4,005 |
| 126 | Easthampton | Hampshire | $13.29 | $13.67 | $13.29 | $3,987 |
| 127 | Fitchburg | Worcester | $13.29 | $13.51 | $13.29 | $3,987 |
| 128 | Whitman | Plymouth | $13.29 | $13.12 | $13.29 | $3,987 |
| 129 | Northfield | Franklin | $13.28 | $13.84 | $13.28 | $3,984 |
| 130 | Worcester | Worcester | $13.28 | $13.19 | $29.06 | $3,984 |
| 131 | Chelmsford | Middlesex | $13.27 | $13.90 | $15.64 | $3,981 |
| 132 | Mendon | Worcester | $13.26 | $13.39 | $13.22 | $3,978 |
| 133 | Great Barrington | Berkshire | $13.24 | $13.79 | $13.24 | $3,972 |
| 134 | Merrimac | Essex | $13.19 | $13.25 | $13.19 | $3,957 |
| 135 | Middleborough | Plymouth | $13.12 | $13.41 | $13.90 | $3,936 |
| 136 | Southampton | Hampshire | $13.11 | $14.17 | $13.11 | $3,933 |
| 137 | Westford | Middlesex | $13.11 | $13.47 | $13.11 | $3,933 |
| 138 | Mansfield | Bristol | $13.09 | $13.17 | $19.81 | $3,927 |
| 139 | Upton | Worcester | $13.08 | $13.15 | $13.08 | $3,924 |
| 140 | Whately | Franklin | $13.07 | $13.34 | $13.07 | $3,921 |
| 141 | Hanson | Plymouth | $13.06 | $13.38 | $13.06 | $3,918 |
| 142 | Concord | Middlesex | $13.05 | $13.26 | $12.20 | $3,915 |
| 143 | Essex | Essex | $13.04 | $12.99 | $13.04 | $3,912 |
| 144 | Norton | Bristol | $13.03 | $12.97 | $13.84 | $3,909 |
| 145 | North Reading | Middlesex | $13.02 | $13.06 | $13.01 | $3,906 |
| 146 | Foxborough | Norfolk | $13.00 | $13.22 | $18.24 | $3,900 |
| 147 | Tyngsborough | Middlesex | $12.99 | $12.34 | $12.99 | $3,897 |
| 148 | Clinton | Worcester | $12.98 | $13.30 | $21.58 | $3,894 |
| 149 | Groveland | Essex | $12.98 | $12.69 | $12.98 | $3,894 |
| 150 | Somerset | Bristol | $12.93 | $13.30 | $25.24 | $3,879 |
| 151 | Millbury | Worcester | $12.87 | $13.39 | $12.87 | $3,861 |
| 152 | Westwood | Norfolk | $12.87 | $12.80 | $24.27 | $3,861 |
| 153 | Norwell | Plymouth | $12.83 | $13.07 | $12.83 | $3,849 |
| 154 | Carlisle | Middlesex | $12.82 | $13.18 | $12.81 | $3,846 |
| 155 | Kingston | Plymouth | $12.82 | $12.97 | $12.82 | $3,846 |
| 156 | Abington | Plymouth | $12.81 | $13.06 | $12.81 | $3,843 |
| 157 | Shelburne | Franklin | $12.79 | $12.84 | $12.79 | $3,837 |
| 158 | Hardwick | Worcester | $12.74 | $13.15 | $12.74 | $3,822 |
| 159 | Ashland | Middlesex | $12.71 | $12.77 | $12.71 | $3,813 |
| 160 | Milford | Worcester | $12.69 | $12.80 | $23.11 | $3,807 |
| 161 | Winchendon | Worcester | $12.69 | $11.75 | $12.69 | $3,807 |
| 162 | Uxbridge | Worcester | $12.68 | $13.11 | $14.45 | $3,804 |
| 163 | Athol | Worcester | $12.67 | $12.71 | $12.67 | $3,801 |
| 164 | Everett | Middlesex | $12.62 | $11.39 | $25.19 | $3,786 |
| 165 | Easton | Bristol | $12.59 | $12.48 | $16.25 | $3,777 |
| 166 | Middleton | Essex | $12.59 | $11.89 | $12.59 | $3,777 |
| 167 | Blandford | Hampden | $12.57 | $11.71 | $12.57 | $3,771 |
| 168 | Tewksbury | Middlesex | $12.56 | $13.22 | $24.90 | $3,768 |
| 169 | Plymouth | Plymouth | $12.55 | $12.69 | $12.55 | $3,765 |
| 170 | Sterling | Worcester | $12.55 | $12.88 | $12.55 | $3,765 |
| 171 | Bedford | Middlesex | $12.49 | $12.04 | $28.09 | $3,747 |
| 172 | Cummington | Hampshire | $12.49 | $12.76 | $12.49 | $3,747 |
| 173 | Hanover | Plymouth | $12.47 | $12.35 | $14.73 | $3,741 |
| 174 | Dighton | Bristol | $12.45 | $12.56 | $24.21 | $3,735 |
| 175 | Walpole | Norfolk | $12.45 | $12.83 | $16.81 | $3,735 |
| 176 | Sunderland | Franklin | $12.44 | $13.02 | $12.44 | $3,732 |
| 177 | Boston | Suffolk | $12.40 | $11.58 | $26.96 | $3,720 |
| 178 | Bellingham | Norfolk | $12.39 | $12.56 | $19.45 | $3,717 |
| 179 | Shirley | Middlesex | $12.39 | $12.97 | $12.39 | $3,717 |
| 180 | Berkley | Bristol | $12.35 | $12.01 | $12.35 | $3,705 |
| 181 | Andover | Essex | $12.31 | $12.49 | $24.18 | $3,693 |
| 182 | Lexington | Middlesex | $12.31 | $12.23 | $24.18 | $3,693 |
| 183 | Lincoln | Middlesex | $12.31 | $12.81 | $18.78 | $3,693 |
| 184 | Dedham | Norfolk | $12.30 | $12.62 | $25.51 | $3,690 |
| 185 | Clarksburg | Berkshire | $12.29 | $13.58 | $12.29 | $3,687 |
| 186 | Seekonk | Bristol | $12.27 | $12.35 | $25.77 | $3,681 |
| 187 | Oxford | Worcester | $12.23 | $12.67 | $14.54 | $3,669 |
| 188 | Millville | Worcester | $12.21 | $13.19 | $12.21 | $3,663 |
| 189 | Attleboro | Bristol | $12.20 | $12.55 | $18.52 | $3,660 |
| 190 | Holland | Hampden | $12.20 | $12.98 | $12.20 | $3,660 |
| 191 | Watertown | Middlesex | $12.20 | $11.68 | $23.47 | $3,660 |
| 192 | Natick | Middlesex | $12.17 | $11.96 | $12.17 | $3,651 |
| 193 | Holbrook | Norfolk | $12.11 | $13.18 | $22.98 | $3,633 |
| 194 | Rowley | Essex | $12.09 | $11.77 | $12.09 | $3,627 |
| 195 | Douglas | Worcester | $12.07 | $13.17 | $12.07 | $3,621 |
| 196 | Bridgewater | Plymouth | $12.03 | $11.83 | $12.03 | $3,609 |
| 197 | Swampscott | Essex | $12.00 | $11.47 | $22.15 | $3,600 |
| 198 | North Brookfield | Worcester | $11.96 | $14.17 | $11.96 | $3,588 |
| 199 | Webster | Worcester | $11.92 | $11.88 | $11.92 | $3,576 |
| 200 | Templeton | Worcester | $11.87 | $12.12 | $11.87 | $3,561 |
| 201 | Framingham | Middlesex | $11.83 | $11.94 | $23.97 | $3,549 |
| 202 | Sheffield | Berkshire | $11.82 | $12.11 | $11.82 | $3,546 |
| 203 | Milton | Norfolk | $11.81 | $11.09 | $18.12 | $3,543 |
| 204 | Stoughton | Norfolk | $11.81 | $12.38 | $21.10 | $3,543 |
| 205 | Pembroke | Plymouth | $11.78 | $12.02 | $11.78 | $3,534 |
| 206 | Quincy | Norfolk | $11.78 | $11.53 | $23.53 | $3,534 |
| 207 | East Brookfield | Worcester | $11.76 | $12.84 | $11.76 | $3,528 |
| 208 | Raynham | Bristol | $11.75 | $12.10 | $15.86 | $3,525 |
| 209 | Wakefield | Middlesex | $11.74 | $11.35 | $22.40 | $3,522 |
| 210 | Westminster | Worcester | $11.73 | $12.30 | $11.73 | $3,519 |
| 211 | Wrentham | Norfolk | $11.67 | $11.59 | $16.89 | $3,501 |
| 212 | Brockton | Plymouth | $11.63 | $12.11 | $23.23 | $3,489 |
| 213 | Northbridge | Worcester | $11.63 | $11.79 | $11.63 | $3,489 |
| 214 | Billerica | Middlesex | $11.61 | $11.37 | $25.88 | $3,483 |
| 215 | Ayer | Middlesex | $11.59 | $11.96 | $25.20 | $3,477 |
| 216 | Montgomery | Hampden | $11.59 | $11.34 | $11.59 | $3,477 |
| 217 | Randolph | Norfolk | $11.58 | $11.61 | $22.11 | $3,474 |
| 218 | Sutton | Worcester | $11.55 | $12.02 | $11.55 | $3,465 |
| 219 | Belmont | Middlesex | $11.51 | $11.39 | $11.51 | $3,453 |
| 220 | Shrewsbury | Worcester | $11.50 | $12.04 | $11.50 | $3,450 |
| 221 | Chelsea | Suffolk | $11.48 | $11.51 | $23.79 | $3,444 |
| 222 | Fall River | Bristol | $11.48 | $11.45 | $23.58 | $3,444 |
| 223 | Melrose | Middlesex | $11.47 | $9.90 | $20.61 | $3,441 |
| 224 | Hadley | Hampshire | $11.46 | $11.63 | $11.46 | $3,438 |
| 225 | Lynnfield | Essex | $11.46 | $10.56 | $21.36 | $3,438 |
| 226 | Franklin | Norfolk | $11.42 | $11.62 | $11.42 | $3,426 |
| 227 | Wilmington | Middlesex | $11.41 | $11.45 | $26.25 | $3,423 |
| 228 | Malden | Middlesex | $11.40 | $11.32 | $17.08 | $3,420 |
| 229 | Swansea | Bristol | $11.36 | $10.98 | $17.95 | $3,408 |
| 230 | Cohasset | Norfolk | $11.35 | $11.58 | $11.35 | $3,405 |
| 231 | Lowell | Middlesex | $11.35 | $11.48 | $22.04 | $3,405 |
| 232 | Plainville | Norfolk | $11.29 | $11.56 | $18.33 | $3,387 |
| 233 | North Andover | Essex | $11.24 | $11.26 | $16.00 | $3,372 |
| 234 | Lee | Berkshire | $11.21 | $11.25 | $11.21 | $3,363 |
| 235 | Dover | Norfolk | $11.19 | $11.27 | $11.19 | $3,357 |
| 236 | Hubbardston | Worcester | $11.18 | $11.68 | $11.18 | $3,354 |
| 237 | Taunton | Bristol | $11.14 | $10.94 | $23.73 | $3,342 |
| 238 | Winthrop | Suffolk | $11.14 | $10.32 | $11.14 | $3,342 |
| 239 | Oakham | Worcester | $11.12 | $11.55 | $11.12 | $3,336 |
| 240 | Leicester | Worcester | $11.09 | $11.77 | $11.09 | $3,327 |
| 241 | Winchester | Middlesex | $11.08 | $11.09 | $10.56 | $3,324 |
| 242 | North Attleborough | Bristol | $11.06 | $11.79 | $15.70 | $3,318 |
| 243 | Somerville | Middlesex | $10.98 | $10.91 | $18.94 | $3,294 |
| 244 | Spencer | Worcester | $10.98 | $11.74 | $10.98 | $3,294 |
| 245 | Reading | Middlesex | $10.96 | $11.39 | $12.55 | $3,288 |
| 246 | New Bedford | Bristol | $10.95 | $11.31 | $21.80 | $3,285 |
| 247 | Phillipston | Worcester | $10.95 | $11.27 | $10.95 | $3,285 |
| 248 | Charlton | Worcester | $10.94 | $11.13 | $10.94 | $3,282 |
| 249 | Weston | Middlesex | $10.88 | $11.10 | $10.88 | $3,264 |
| 250 | Rehoboth | Bristol | $10.85 | $11.15 | $10.85 | $3,255 |
| 251 | Needham | Norfolk | $10.83 | $10.60 | $21.09 | $3,249 |
| 252 | Beverly | Essex | $10.81 | $10.99 | $20.98 | $3,243 |
| 253 | Hull | Plymouth | $10.81 | $11.20 | $10.81 | $3,243 |
| 254 | Ipswich | Essex | $10.78 | $11.15 | $10.78 | $3,234 |
| 255 | Salem | Essex | $10.78 | $11.34 | $21.89 | $3,234 |
| 256 | West Brookfield | Worcester | $10.75 | $10.78 | $10.75 | $3,225 |
| 257 | Arlington | Middlesex | $10.67 | $10.77 | $10.67 | $3,201 |
| 258 | Danvers | Essex | $10.65 | $10.99 | $18.59 | $3,195 |
| 259 | Hinsdale | Berkshire | $10.63 | $11.15 | $10.63 | $3,189 |
| 260 | Haverhill | Essex | $10.61 | $10.71 | $19.17 | $3,183 |
| 261 | Rochester | Plymouth | $10.59 | $10.82 | $10.59 | $3,177 |
| 262 | Cheshire | Berkshire | $10.58 | $11.13 | $10.58 | $3,174 |
| 263 | Marlborough | Middlesex | $10.54 | $9.86 | $18.43 | $3,162 |
| 264 | Hingham | Plymouth | $10.47 | $10.69 | $10.47 | $3,141 |
| 265 | Acushnet | Bristol | $10.45 | $10.79 | $14.73 | $3,135 |
| 266 | Saugus | Essex | $10.42 | $10.68 | $21.28 | $3,126 |
| 267 | Methuen | Essex | $10.40 | $10.58 | $20.08 | $3,120 |
| 268 | West Stockbridge | Berkshire | $10.34 | $9.62 | $10.34 | $3,102 |
| 269 | Waltham | Middlesex | $10.32 | $9.82 | $22.18 | $3,096 |
| 270 | Lynn | Essex | $10.30 | $10.36 | $19.64 | $3,090 |
| 271 | Royalston | Worcester | $10.26 | $9.62 | $10.26 | $3,078 |
| 272 | Richmond | Berkshire | $10.25 | $9.88 | $10.25 | $3,075 |
| 273 | Brookline | Norfolk | $10.24 | $9.87 | $17.16 | $3,072 |
| 274 | Mattapoisett | Plymouth | $10.24 | $10.76 | $10.24 | $3,072 |
| 275 | Sandwich | Barnstable | $10.19 | $10.57 | $10.19 | $3,057 |
| 276 | Wellesley | Norfolk | $10.17 | $10.28 | $10.17 | $3,051 |
| 277 | West Newbury | Essex | $10.15 | $10.80 | $10.15 | $3,045 |
| 278 | Monroe | Franklin | $10.13 | $8.99 | $23.50 | $3,039 |
| 279 | Weymouth | Norfolk | $10.12 | $10.10 | $15.85 | $3,036 |
| 280 | Braintree | Norfolk | $10.06 | $9.98 | $21.39 | $3,018 |
| 281 | Dudley | Worcester | $10.06 | $10.57 | $10.06 | $3,018 |
| 282 | Stoneham | Middlesex | $10.06 | $10.23 | $19.15 | $3,018 |
| 283 | Duxbury | Plymouth | $9.96 | $10.14 | $9.96 | $2,988 |
| 284 | Salisbury | Essex | $9.93 | $10.08 | $9.93 | $2,979 |
| 285 | Lenox | Berkshire | $9.85 | $9.05 | $14.37 | $2,955 |
| 286 | Scituate | Plymouth | $9.83 | $9.99 | $9.83 | $2,949 |
| 287 | Norwood | Norfolk | $9.82 | $10.52 | $22.52 | $2,946 |
| 288 | Freetown | Bristol | $9.78 | $9.91 | $21.21 | $2,934 |
| 289 | Canton | Norfolk | $9.75 | $9.89 | $19.67 | $2,925 |
| 290 | Lakeville | Plymouth | $9.74 | $10.35 | $9.74 | $2,922 |
| 291 | Newton | Middlesex | $9.69 | $9.80 | $18.06 | $2,907 |
| 292 | Dracut | Middlesex | $9.67 | $10.12 | $9.67 | $2,901 |
| 293 | Marshfield | Plymouth | $9.61 | $9.90 | $9.61 | $2,883 |
| 294 | Erving | Franklin | $9.58 | $9.31 | $16.14 | $2,874 |
| 295 | Becket | Berkshire | $9.56 | $8.76 | $9.56 | $2,868 |
| 296 | Peabody | Essex | $9.47 | $9.26 | $18.85 | $2,841 |
| 297 | Windsor | Berkshire | $9.43 | $11.34 | $9.43 | $2,829 |
| 298 | Gloucester | Essex | $9.31 | $9.72 | $9.61 | $2,793 |
| 299 | Newburyport | Essex | $9.26 | $9.58 | $9.26 | $2,778 |
| 300 | Fairhaven | Bristol | $9.19 | $9.32 | $18.20 | $2,757 |
| 301 | Woburn | Middlesex | $9.15 | $8.54 | $21.43 | $2,745 |
| 302 | Nahant | Essex | $8.99 | $9.15 | $8.99 | $2,697 |
| 303 | Revere | Suffolk | $8.94 | $9.07 | $17.74 | $2,682 |
| 304 | Marion | Plymouth | $8.87 | $9.32 | $8.87 | $2,661 |
| 305 | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Essex | $8.70 | $9.15 | $8.70 | $2,610 |
| 306 | Burlington | Middlesex | $8.69 | $8.66 | $25.78 | $2,607 |
| 307 | Lawrence | Essex | $8.64 | $8.80 | $18.06 | $2,592 |
| 308 | Medford | Middlesex | $8.63 | $8.80 | $16.68 | $2,589 |
| 309 | Marblehead | Essex | $8.56 | $9.05 | $8.56 | $2,568 |
| 310 | Wareham | Plymouth | $8.56 | $8.55 | $8.56 | $2,568 |
| 311 | Rockport | Essex | $8.46 | $8.76 | $8.46 | $2,538 |
| 312 | Florida | Berkshire | $8.28 | $7.77 | $21.72 | $2,484 |
| 313 | Dartmouth | Bristol | $8.03 | $8.26 | $15.78 | $2,409 |
| 314 | Tolland | Hampden | $7.95 | $7.47 | $7.95 | $2,385 |
| 315 | Sandisfield | Berkshire | $7.89 | $9.02 | $12.79 | $2,367 |
| 316 | Eastham | Barnstable | $7.71 | $7.71 | $7.66 | $2,313 |
| 317 | Bourne | Barnstable | $7.65 | $7.81 | $7.65 | $2,295 |
| 318 | Newbury | Essex | $7.51 | $7.45 | $7.51 | $2,253 |
| 319 | Tisbury | Dukes | $7.42 | $7.57 | $7.42 | $2,226 |
| 320 | Westport | Bristol | $7.28 | $7.45 | $7.28 | $2,184 |
| 321 | Monterey | Berkshire | $7.22 | $6.44 | $7.22 | $2,166 |
| 322 | New Marlborough | Berkshire | $7.21 | $6.94 | $7.21 | $2,163 |
| 323 | Wellfleet | Barnstable | $7.10 | $7.11 | $6.61 | $2,130 |
| 324 | Yarmouth | Barnstable | $6.97 | $7.08 | $6.97 | $2,091 |
| 325 | Aquinnah | Dukes | $6.87 | $6.76 | $6.87 | $2,061 |
| 326 | Barnstable | Barnstable | $6.80 | $6.94 | $5.94 | $2,040 |
| 327 | Stockbridge | Berkshire | $6.79 | $7.09 | $6.79 | $2,037 |
| 328 | Brewster | Barnstable | $6.77 | $6.88 | $6.77 | $2,031 |
| 329 | Cambridge | Middlesex | $6.67 | $6.35 | $14.07 | $2,001 |
| 330 | Tyringham | Berkshire | $6.63 | $6.12 | $6.63 | $1,989 |
| 331 | Egremont | Berkshire | $6.58 | $6.26 | $6.58 | $1,974 |
| 332 | Mashpee | Barnstable | $6.41 | $6.42 | $6.03 | $1,923 |
| 333 | Truro | Barnstable | $6.17 | $6.18 | $5.71 | $1,851 |
| 334 | Provincetown | Barnstable | $6.13 | $5.60 | $5.69 | $1,839 |
| 335 | Orleans | Barnstable | $6.11 | $6.24 | $6.11 | $1,833 |
| 336 | Mount Washington | Berkshire | $5.97 | $6.08 | $5.97 | $1,791 |
| 337 | Otis | Berkshire | $5.96 | $6.46 | $5.96 | $1,788 |
| 338 | Harwich | Barnstable | $5.81 | $5.91 | $5.81 | $1,743 |
| 339 | Falmouth | Barnstable | $5.73 | $5.87 | $5.73 | $1,719 |
| 340 | New Ashford | Berkshire | $5.66 | $5.66 | $5.66 | $1,698 |
| 341 | Rowe | Franklin | $5.24 | $5.14 | $11.42 | $1,572 |
| 342 | West Tisbury | Dukes | $5.21 | $4.53 | $4.75 | $1,563 |
| 343 | Oak Bluffs | Dukes | $4.99 | $5.05 | $4.85 | $1,497 |
| 344 | Dennis | Barnstable | $4.29 | $4.33 | $4.29 | $1,287 |
| 345 | Alford | Berkshire | $4.07 | $4.95 | $4.07 | $1,221 |
| 346 | Chatham | Barnstable | $3.67 | $3.47 | $3.67 | $1,101 |
| 347 | Gosnold | Dukes | $3.16 | $3.17 | $3.16 | $948 |
| 348 | Nantucket | Nantucket | $3.12 | $3.28 | $5.29 | $936 |
| 349 | Edgartown | Dukes | $2.48 | $2.65 | $2.48 | $744 |
| 350 | Chilmark | Dukes | $2.28 | $2.25 | $2.28 | $684 |
| 351 | Hancock | Berkshire | $2.18 | $2.69 | $2.18 | $654 |
When Massachusetts tax bills are due
In cities and towns that bill quarterly, installments are due August 1, November 1, February 1 and May 1; some bill twice a year instead. The exact dates are on the bill and with the town's tax collector.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary bills | Under the quarterly system the first two installments, on the preliminary bill, are due August 1 and November 1. | G.L. c. 59 § 57C (ATB, A Helpful Guide) |
| Actual bills | Once the year's rate is set, the actual bill's installments are due February 1 and May 1. The abatement deadline is tied to this first actual installment. | G.L. c. 59 § 57C (ATB, A Helpful Guide) |
| Other schedules | Some cities and towns bill twice a year instead; the dates and any interest for a given bill are the ones the city or town prints on it. | DLS, Chapter 6 |
Read from Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, Real Estate Tax Appeals: A Helpful Guide for Taxpayers and Assessors (last revised March 20, 2024); Massachusetts Division of Local Services, Assessment Administration: Law, Procedures and Valuation, Chapter 6, Property Tax Abatements (Rev. 01/26), checked October 26, 2026.
Appeals
Abatement application to the assessors: February 1 in quarterly-billing towns (G.L. c. 59 § 59). The Massachusetts appeal page sets out every step with its source. Other states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire.
Left out: Devens (The DLS table lists it under code 840, but Devens is a regional enterprise zone, not one of the 351 cities and towns, so it gets no town page; its FY 2026 residential rate in the table is $12.43 per $1,000).
Sources: Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services, Municipal Databank: Tax Rates by Class (data current as of October 26, 2026); Wikipedia, List of municipalities in Massachusetts (county, city/town, 2020 population). Last checked October 26, 2026. See the methodology. Not tax or legal advice.