Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Hampden County
runs $4,059 a year more than in
Nantucket County, inside the same state.
14 counties
Cost to Own a Home in Massachusetts
The average effective property tax rate across Massachusetts is 1.065%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 29.61¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Massachusetts
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Boston$710,400Worcester$339,500Springfield$222,700Cambridge$1,040,500Lowell$395,100Brockton$405,500Quincy$598,100Lynn$472,600New Bedford$324,400Fall River$357,800Newton$1,202,500Lawrence$393,500Somerville$899,400Framingham$600,600Haverhill$426,900Malden$607,500Waltham$705,700Brookline$1,233,100Revere$566,200Taunton$388,200Medford$715,500Weymouth Town$516,200Chicopee$251,800Peabody$566,200Methuen Town$472,200Everett$605,200Barnstable Town$559,200Attleboro$409,100Arlington$885,000Salem$497,400Leominster$345,000Pittsfield$233,700Beverly$621,900Fitchburg$295,500Marlborough$485,400Woburn$641,800Westfield$295,500Chelsea$476,500Braintree Town$623,200Holyoke$255,300Amherst Town$454,000Watertown Town$737,600Randolph Town$463,500Lexington$1,147,900Franklin Town$567,100Needham$1,146,000Norwood$613,500North Attleborough Town$462,700Wellesley$1,513,400Gloucester$587,800Melrose$796,100Bridgewater Town$500,600Northampton$398,000West Springfield Town$307,900Saugus$589,500Agawam Town$290,000Milton$896,500Danvers$611,200Milford$429,800Wakefield$670,100
Claim what's yours
Property tax exemptions in Massachusetts, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
Every county in Massachusetts
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 1.054% | $687,200 | $7,240 |
| Worcester County | 1.333% | $390,700 | $5,207 |
| Essex County | 1.073% | $584,000 | $6,267 |
| Suffolk County | 0.666% | $680,700 | $4,533 |
| Norfolk County | 1.090% | $649,400 | $7,081 |
| Bristol County | 1.111% | $421,800 | $4,685 |
| Plymouth County | 1.237% | $513,000 | $6,345 |
| Hampden County | 1.568% | $276,300 | $4,332 |
| Barnstable County | 0.710% | $575,900 | $4,090 |
| Hampshire County | 1.466% | $363,400 | $5,326 |
| Berkshire County | 1.371% | $283,800 | $3,891 |
| Franklin County | 1.515% | $303,400 | $4,595 |
| Dukes County | 0.498% | $1,104,100 | $5,503 |
| Nantucket County | 0.215% | $1,387,000 | $2,985 |