MA Property Taxes:Tax Rates from Most to Least

Massachusetts Tax Rates from Most to Least-2013 Preliminary Rates

Your Real Estate Taxes are generally
Tax deductible.  But that doesn't mean
a high tax rate is good for you wallet.

Here's a link to the list alphabetically....

Here's a link to last years version of this list.

These rates are reposted from the Mass.gov websites.  They are sorted by Residential rate.  Rural towns, without a lot of commercial development often have high tax rates.  But they also generally have low tax values (properties are cheaper), but not always!  Also, some towns have greater service levels (pick-up trash vs. collection areas, for example) and of course more money spent on teachers and schools will affect the tax rate.  Bottom line: Tax rates are important, but looking for value for your tax dollar will yield the most satisfaction.

Community	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Personal	Date Approved
Longmeadow	21.54	21.54	21.54	21.54	12/04/12
Bolton	20.96	20.96	20.96	20.96	12/04/12
Greenfield	20.72	20.72	20.72	20.72	12/12/12
Sharon	20.45	20.45	20.45	20.45	12/12/12
Amherst	20.39	20.39	20.39	20.39	12/10/12
Chester	20.28	20.28	20.28	20.28	12/11/12
Shutesbury	20.27	20.27	20.27	20.27	12/04/12
Amesbury	20.24	20.24	20.24	20.24	12/14/12
Maynard	20.05	29.55	29.55	29.55	12/19/12
Heath	20.04	20.04	20.04	20.04	12/19/12
Pelham	20.03	20.03	20.03	20.03	12/13/12
Sherborn	19.72	19.72	19.72	19.72	09/13/12
Wilbraham	19.66	19.66	19.66	19.66	11/16/12
Paxton	19.22	19.22	19.22	19.22	11/08/12
Acton	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	12/19/12
Lancaster	19.08	19.08	19.08	19.08	12/04/12
Fitchburg	19.05	25.26	25.26	25.26	11/27/12
Westborough	18.97	18.97	18.97	18.97	11/29/12
Ashburnham	18.85	18.85	18.85	18.85	12/13/12
Swampscott	18.84	35.02	35.02	35.02	12/14/12
Orange	18.8	18.8	18.8	18.8	12/21/12
Leverett	18.66	18.66	18.66	18.66	11/02/12
East Longmeadow	18.62	18.62	18.62	18.62	11/20/12
Holliston	18.62	18.62	18.62	18.62	12/17/12
Worcester	18.58	30.85	30.85	30.85	12/06/12
Medway	18.56	18.56	18.56	18.56	11/20/12
Wenham	18.48	18.48	18.48	18.48	12/13/12
Southbridge	18.47	18.47	18.47	18.47	12/05/12
Stow	18.37	18.37	18.37	18.37	11/14/12
Westminster	18.36	18.36	18.36	18.36	12/04/12
Holyoke	18.35	39.97	39.97	39.97	12/10/12
Townsend	18.26	18.26	18.26	18.26	12/05/12
Adams	18.25	21.67	21.67	21.67	11/14/12
Dalton	18.12	18.12	18.12	18.12	12/12/12
Holbrook	18.11	34.96	34.96	34.96	12/12/12
Lanesborough	18.07	18.07	18.07	18.07	12/11/12
Blackstone	17.99	17.99	17.99	17.99	12/12/12
Chesterfield	17.99	17.99	17.99	17.99	12/18/12
Halifax	17.99	17.99	17.99	17.99	09/13/12
Sudbury	17.99	23.52	23.52	23.52	12/17/12
Leominster	17.96	17.96	17.96	17.96	12/19/12
Chelmsford	17.95	17.95	17.95	17.95	11/27/12
Sturbridge	17.95	21.38	21.38	21.38	09/13/12
Warren	17.94	17.94	17.94	17.94	11/20/12
Wayland	17.89	17.89	17.89	17.89	12/11/12
Framingham	17.84	39.98	39.98	39.98	12/19/12
Boxborough	17.69	17.69	17.69	17.69	12/04/12
Carlisle	17.68	17.68	17.68	17.68	12/05/12
Rockland	17.58	17.58	17.58	17.58	12/19/12
Princeton	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	11/29/12
Ashby	17.47	17.47	17.47	17.47	11/20/12
Gardner	17.46	17.46	17.46	17.46	12/07/12
Hampden	17.45	17.45	17.45	17.45	11/29/12
West Boylston	17.45	17.45	17.45	17.45	12/06/12
Warwick	17.43	17.43	0	17.43	12/21/12
Brookfield	17.42	17.42	17.42	17.42	12/18/12
Holden	17.37	17.37	17.37	17.37	11/14/12
Randolph	17.35	30.73	30.73	30.73	12/24/12
Hopkinton	17.32	17.32	17.32	17.32	11/27/12
Lunenburg	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.3	12/21/12
Boylston	17.2	17.2	17.2	17.2	12/13/12
Hamilton	17.17	17.17	17.17	17.17	12/07/12
Ludlow	17.17	17.17	17.17	17.17	12/12/12	11/15/12
Westhampton	17.15	17.15	17.15	17.15	11/30/12
Ashland	17.14	17.14	17.14	17.14	12/07/12
Belchertown	17.11	17.11	17.11	17.11	12/04/12
Norfolk	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	12/12/12
Charlemont	17.09	17.09	17.09	17.09	12/04/12
Wales	17.07	17.07	17.07	17.07	10/26/12
Montague	17.04	25.51	25.51	25.51	11/08/12
Littleton	16.98	27.23	27.23	27.23	12/05/12
Milford	16.95	29.21	29.21	29.21	11/20/12
Ware	16.94	16.94	16.94	16.94	11/30/12
Lynn	16.93	34.55	34.55	34.55	12/17/12
Brockton	16.88	31.91	31.91	31.91	12/10/12
Bernardston	16.85	16.85	16.85	16.85	11/15/12
Groton	16.85	16.85	16.85	16.85	11/30/12
Williamsburg	16.84	16.84	16.84	16.84	12/13/12
Upton	16.72	16.72	16.72	16.72	11/27/12
Westfield	16.72	31.09	31.09	31.09	12/13/12
Auburn	16.7	23.43	23.43	23.33	11/29/12
Pittsfield	16.7	34.47	34.47	34.47	11/29/12
Palmer	16.69	16.69	16.69	16.69	12/04/12
Harvard	16.68	16.68	16.68	16.68	12/04/12
Rutland	16.66	16.66	16.66	16.66	12/11/12
Abington	16.55	16.55	16.55	16.55	12/03/12
Southborough	16.54	16.54	16.54	16.54	11/21/12
Millbury	16.48	16.48	16.48	16.48	11/14/12
Plympton	16.48	16.48	16.48	16.48	09/25/12
West Springfield	16.44	32.86	32.86	32.86	12/13/12
Kingston	16.41	16.41	16.41	16.41	12/19/12
Hudson	16.38	32.9	32.9	32.9	12/18/12
Salem	16.38	31.46	31.46	31.46	12/13/12
Huntington	16.37	16.37	16.37	16.37	12/20/12
Sterling	16.35	16.35	16.35	16.35	12/18/12
Carver	16.34	22.7	22.7	22.7	12/19/12
Colrain	16.34	16.34	16.34	16.34	09/11/12
Granby	16.34	16.34	16.34	16.34	12/18/12
Millis	16.34	16.34	16.34	16.34	12/04/12
Peru	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	09/18/12
Leyden	16.29	16.29	16.29	16.29	11/30/12
Uxbridge	16.28	16.28	16.28	16.28	11/29/12
Tyngsborough	16.19	16.19	16.19	16.19	12/06/12
Petersham	16.18	16.18	16.18	16.18	11/15/12
Middlefield	16.14	16.14	16.14	16.14	11/27/12
Westford	16.13	16.38	16.38	16.13	11/20/12
Northborough	16.11	16.11	16.11	16.11	12/18/12
Norwell	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	11/30/12
West Bridgewater	16.09	25.85	25.85	25.85	11/30/12
North Reading	16.04	16.04	16.04	16.04	11/27/12
Devens (Mass Development Finance)	16	20.21	20.21	0	12/20/12
Douglas	15.95	15.95	15.95	15.95	11/20/12
Hawley	15.95	15.95	0	15.95	12/04/12
Topsfield	15.95	15.95	15.95	15.95	12/06/12
New Braintree	15.93	15.93	15.93	15.93	12/18/12
East Bridgewater	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	11/27/12
Malden	15.88	25.42	25.42	25.42	11/27/12
Bridgewater	15.83	15.83	15.83	15.83	12/06/12
Easton	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	12/04/12
Dedham	15.79	34.37	34.37	34.37	12/10/12
Whitman	15.79	15.79	15.79	15.79	11/29/12
West Newbury	15.75	15.75	15.75	15.75	12/11/12
Chicopee	15.74	31.4	31.4	31.4	10/31/12
Medfield	15.73	15.73	15.73	15.73	12/06/12
Haverhill	15.65	26.24	26.24	26.24	12/18/12
Shirley	15.65	15.65	15.65	15.65	11/27/12
Everett	15.64	43.04	43.04	43.04	12/18/12
Holland	15.61	15.61	15.61	15.61	10/02/12
Agawam	15.6	27.79	27.79	27.79	12/06/12
Clinton	15.59	29.18	29.18	29.18	12/10/12
Sutton	15.57	15.57	15.57	15.57	11/06/12
Phillipston	15.56	15.56	15.56	15.56	12/11/12
Revere	15.56	31.56	31.56	31.56	12/18/12
Grafton	15.55	15.55	15.55	15.55	11/14/12
Hanover	15.55	16.5	16.5	16.5	11/29/12
Dunstable	15.53	15.53	15.53	15.53	12/04/12
Hopedale	15.51	24.94	24.94	24.94	11/20/12
Southwick	15.48	15.48	15.48	15.48	11/30/12
Merrimac	15.45	15.45	15.45	15.45	12/03/12
Tewksbury	15.44	25.6	25.6	25.6	12/21/12
New Salem	15.4	18.74	18.74	18.74	12/12/12
Walpole	15.4	20.08	20.08	20.08	11/29/12
Whately	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	12/05/12
Berlin	15.38	21.06	21.06	20.75	09/26/12
Bedford	15.37	33.8	33.8	33.8	11/29/12
Barre	15.34	15.34	15.34	15.34	12/17/12
Gill	15.34	15.34	15.34	15.34	11/27/12
North Adams	15.3	32.95	32.95	32.95	12/19/12
Mendon	15.22	15.22	15.22	15.22	11/27/12
Lexington	15.2	28.97	28.97	28.97	12/06/12
Essex	15.15	15.15	15.15	15.15	11/29/12
Monson	15.12	15.12	15.12	15.12	12/05/12
Millville	15.11	15.11	15.11	15.11	12/14/12
Ashfield	15.09	15.09	15.09	15.09	12/21/12
Lawrence	15.08	33.41	33.41	33.41	12/10/12
Stoughton	15.07	26.2	26.2	26.2	11/01/12
Wrentham	15.07	17.88	17.88	17.82	11/27/12
Somerset	15.04	30.11	30.11	29.97	12/19/12
Lowell	15.01	31.32	31.32	31.32	12/10/12
Marlborough	15	28.46	28.46	28.46	12/18/12
Reading	14.94	14.94	14.94	14.94	11/29/12
Winchendon	14.93	14.93	14.93	14.93	11/08/12
Norton	14.92	14.92	14.92	14.92	12/03/12
South Hadley	14.91	14.91	14.91	14.91	11/30/12
Winthrop	14.91	14.91	14.91	14.91	12/21/12
Mansfield	14.89	19.33	19.33	19.33	12/04/12
Middleborough	14.89	15.84	15.84	15.84	10/31/12
Westwood	14.89	27.28	27.28	27.28	10/23/12
Boxford	14.88	14.88	14.88	14.88	12/06/12
Buckland	14.88	14.88	14.88	14.88	11/15/12
Brimfield	14.84	14.84	14.84	14.84	12/27/12
Lynnfield	14.82	16.29	16.29	16.29	12/10/12
Pepperell	14.78	14.78	14.78	14.78	12/13/12
North Brookfield	14.75	14.75	14.75	14.75	11/27/12
Milton	14.7	22.54	22.54	22.54	12/03/12
Blandford	14.69	14.69	14.69	14.69	12/21/12
Watertown	14.68	27.15	27.15	27.15	11/30/12
Raynham	14.66	20.59	20.59	20.59	12/13/12
Avon	14.65	30.42	30.42	30.39	11/15/12
East Brookfield	14.55	14.55	14.55	14.55	10/03/12
Danvers	14.54	20.23	20.23	20.23	11/29/12
Foxborough	14.54	15.13	15.13	15.13	11/14/12
Andover	14.51	24.26	24.26	24.26	11/26/12
Easthampton	14.51	14.51	14.51	14.51	11/14/12
Quincy	14.5	30.61	30.61	30.61	12/07/12
Rowley	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	12/11/12
Groveland	14.48	14.48	14.48	14.48	12/14/12
Bellingham	14.44	17.72	17.72	17.55	12/12/12
Southampton	14.44	14.44	14.44	14.44	12/27/12
Plymouth	14.43	14.43	14.43	14.43	12/19/12
Methuen	14.4	24.12	24.12	24.12	12/18/12
Williamstown	14.37	14.37	14.37	14.37	09/25/12
Franklin	14.34	14.34	14.34	14.34	11/29/12
Natick	14.34	14.34	14.34	14.34	12/12/12
New Bedford	14.33	29.54	29.54	29.54	12/05/12
Hanson	14.32	14.32	14.32	14.32	11/21/12
Billerica	14.31	32.89	32.89	32.89	12/07/12
Northampton	14.26	14.26	14.26	14.26	12/18/12
Lincoln	14.23	18.72	18.72	18.72	10/21/12
Pembroke	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	12/12/12
Duxbury	14.19	14.19	14.19	14.19	12/12/12
Chelsea	14.13	34.2	34.2	34.2	12/17/12
Lee	14.09	14.09	14.09	14.09	10/26/12
Concord	14.07	14.07	14.07	14.07	11/27/12
Montgomery	14.01	14.01	14.01	14.01	12/24/12
Dighton	14	26.29	26.29	26.29	12/20/12
Hardwick	13.94	13.94	13.94	13.94	11/20/12
Attleboro	13.88	20.46	20.46	20.46	11/29/12
Dracut	13.79	13.79	13.79	13.79	11/21/12
Taunton	13.77	30.58	30.58	30.58	12/04/12
Goshen	13.74	13.74	13.74	13.74	11/08/12
North Andover	13.72	18.85	18.85	18.85	12/13/12
Sandwich	13.72	13.72	13.72	13.72	12/10/12
Conway	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	09/27/12
Beverly	13.64	24.86	24.86	24.86	12/19/12
Hubbardston	13.64	13.64	13.64	13.64	12/19/12
Ayer	13.63	27.99	27.99	27.99	12/10/12
Leicester	13.62	13.62	13.62	13.62	11/08/12
Arlington	13.61	13.61	13.61	13.61	12/06/12
Wilmington	13.61	32.08	32.08	32.08	11/29/12
Middleton	13.59	13.59	13.59	13.59	12/06/12
Georgetown	13.55	13.55	13.55	13.55	11/19/12
Waltham	13.49	31.77	31.77	31.77	11/29/12
Hull	13.47	13.47	0	13.47	11/14/12
Deerfield	13.44	13.44	13.44	13.44	11/09/12
Sunderland	13.43	13.43	13.43	13.43	11/27/12
Somerville	13.42	22.38	22.38	22.38	12/13/12
Worthington	13.36	13.36	13.36	13.36	12/05/12
Sheffield	13.34	13.34	13.34	13.34	11/21/12
Belmont	13.33	13.33	13.33	13.33	12/19/12
Newburyport	13.32	13.32	13.32	13.32	12/04/12
Ipswich	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	12/03/12
Rochester	13.28	13.28	13.28	13.28	11/05/12
South Shore Tri-Town	13.26	26.35	0	26.35	12/20/12
West Brookfield	13.22	13.22	13.22	13.22	12/04/12
Acushnet	13.17	16.84	16.84	16.84	10/31/12
Boston	13.14	31.96	31.96	31.96	12/19/12
Great Barrington	13.14	13.14	13.14	13.14	08/29/12
Stoneham	13.06	21	21	21	11/14/12
Clarksburg	13.04	13.04	13.04	13.04	12/21/12
Melrose	13.03	19.9	19.9	19.9	12/13/12
Shelburne	12.99	12.99	12.99	12.99	10/26/12
Weymouth	12.93	21.14	21.14	21.14	12/06/12
Washington	12.91	12.91	12.91	12.91	09/18/12
Dover	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12/07/12
North Attleborough	12.78	12.78	12.78	12.78	12/04/12
Spencer	12.77	12.77	12.77	12.77	11/13/12
Winchester	12.77	12.01	12.01	12.01	12/10/12
Freetown	12.76	20.57	20.57	20.57	12/12/12
Seekonk	12.75	25.55	25.55	25.47	12/17/12
Scituate	12.72	12.72	12.72	12.72	11/28/12
Gloucester	12.62	13.48	13.48	13.48	11/16/12
Sandisfield	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	10/11/12
Windsor	12.59	12.59	12.59	12.59	09/19/12
Lakeville	12.52	12.52	12.52	12.52	12/12/12
Webster	12.47	19.26	19.26	19.26	12/10/12
Weston	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12/11/12
Oakham	12.38	12.38	12.38	12.38	12/18/12
Medford	12.36	24.39	24.39	24.39	12/19/12
Northbridge	12.35	12.35	12.35	12.35	12/18/12
Cummington	12.34	12.34	12.34	12.34	10/22/12
Hingham	12.32	12.32	12.32	12.32	12/19/12
Canton	12.3	24.99	24.99	24.99	11/15/12
Charlton	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	11/09/12
Hatfield	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	11/06/12
Wakefield	12.29	24.97	24.97	24.97	11/29/12
Mattapoisett	12.28	12.28	12.28	12.28	12/13/12
Hinsdale	12.22	12.22	12.22	12.22	12/10/12
Marshfield	12.21	12.21	12.21	12.21	12/13/12
Cohasset	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12/12/12
Granville	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	11/30/12
Swansea	12.02	23.05	23.05	23.05	12/19/12
Peabody	11.98	23.57	23.57	23.57	12/13/12
Fall River	11.93	25.43	25.43	25.43	12/13/12
Burlington	11.85	31.7	31.7	31.7	11/27/12
Rehoboth	11.75	11.75	11.75	11.75	12/13/12
Wellesley	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	12/12/12
Shrewsbury	11.67	11.67	11.67	11.67	12/18/12
Brookline	11.65	18.97	18.97	18.97	12/11/12
Lenox	11.58	14.33	14.33	14.33	12/07/12
Dudley	11.56	11.56	11.56	11.56	11/27/12
Salisbury	11.51	11.51	11.51	11.51	12/13/12
Newton	11.49	21.93	21.93	21.93	12/05/12
West Stockbridge	11.44	11.44	11.44	11.44	12/07/12
Newbury	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	12/12/12
Needham	11.3	22.18	22.18	22.18	12/17/12
Saugus	11.28	24.9	24.9	24.9	12/03/12
Rockport	11.12	11.12	11.12	11.12	10/19/12
Braintree	11.11	25.44	25.44	25.31	12/10/12
Norwood	11.04	21.17	21.17	21.17	12/12/12
Marblehead	10.85	10.85	10.85	10.85	11/27/12
Fairhaven	10.77	21.58	21.58	21.58	11/15/12
Nahant	10.74	10.74	10.74	10.74	09/19/12
Cheshire	10.62	10.62	10.62	10.62	11/15/12
Manchester By The Sea	10.51	10.51	10.51	10.51	12/03/12
Wareham	10.47	10.47	10.47	10.47	12/18/12
Hadley	10.44	10.44	10.44	10.44	11/16/12
Woburn	10.4	27.01	27.01	27.01	12/07/12
Marion	10.36	10.36	10.36	10.36	11/28/12
Richmond	9.95	9.95	9.95	9.95	12/12/12
Yarmouth	9.88	9.88	9.88	9.88	11/29/12
Becket	9.62	9.62	9.62	9.62	12/05/12
Bourne	9.45	9.45	9.45	9.45	11/19/12
Dartmouth	9.35	14.29	14.29	14.23	11/20/12
New Ashford	9.16	12.98	12.98	12.8	11/09/12
Mashpee	9.09	9.09	9.09	9.09	11/28/12
New Marlborough	8.97	8.97	8.97	8.97	12/04/12
Barnstable	8.76	7.89	7.89	7.89	12/07/12
Florida	8.74	26.06	26.06	26.06	12/04/12
Cambridge	8.66	21.5	21.5	21.5	10/03/12
Harwich	8.58	8.58	8.58	8.58	12/12/12
Tisbury	8.48	7.87	7.87	7.87	11/21/12
Stockbridge	8.32	8.32	8.32	8.32	11/08/12
Erving	8.09	13.44	13.44	13.44	12/06/12
Falmouth	8.04	8.04	8.04	8.04	11/20/12
Brewster	7.92	7.92	7.92	7.92	09/19/12
Egremont	7.89	7.89	7.89	7.89	12/12/12
Oak Bluffs	7.71	7.71	7.71	7.71	12/07/12
Tolland	6.74	6.74	6.74	6.74	12/11/12
Eastham	6.53	6.53	6.53	6.53	09/05/12
Wellfleet	6.41	6.41	6.41	6.41	09/26/12
Rowe	6.3	14.08	14.08	14.08	12/12/12
Orleans	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	10/22/12
Dennis	6.09	6.09	6.09	6.09	11/30/12
Truro	6.02	6.02	6.02	6.02	09/26/12
Tyringham	6	6	0	6	11/05/12
Mount Washington	5.84	5.84	5.84	5.84
Monterey	5.59	5.59	5.59	5.59	12/04/12
West Tisbury	5.26	5.26	5.26	5.26	12/13/12
Alford	4.35	4.35	4.35	4.35	09/24/12
Aquinnah	4.32	4.32	0	4.32	12/17/12
Edgartown	3.55	3.55	3.55	3.55	12/10/12
Hancock	2.84	2.84	2.84	2.84	11/27/12
Chilmark	2.29	2.29	2.29	2.29	11/07/12