Massachusetts Property Tax Rates by Town

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A low property tax rate does not mean a low tax bill

Rank these 223 towns by tax rate and by what the bill actually comes to, and the two orders disagree in 40% of matchups.

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Your town’s tax rate tells you almost nothing about what it spends

Municipal spending here runs $2,040 to $8,635 per resident — and it tracks property wealth, not the tax rate.

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After schools, the biggest thing your town buys isn’t a service

A median 22% of these budgets goes to benefits, insurance and debt — spending that buys no service at all.

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Your town is, more than anything else, a school system

Education is a median 49% of what these towns spend — the single biggest line in 217 of the state's 219 budgets.

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Prices are estimates calibrated to the Zillow Home Value Index and Redfin market pages; tax rates are FY2026 residential rates; commute times take the rail leg from the MBTA timetable and still model the drive. Tax bills apply each town’s rate to its median 4BR estimate, so they are an approximation, not an assessment. School tiers are editorial and shown alongside the state’s own figures on every town page. Data last reviewed September 11, 2026 — full detail in the methodology. These lists never use demographics as an input.