snapshot: avg. single-family tax bills, 2013
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Nov. 28, 2013
Wealthy MetroWest communities dominate the list of towns with the highest average tax bills for single-family homes. The list includes Weston, Sherborn, Lincoln, and Dover. Towns with the highest bills are mostly in Greater Boston. The data is for fiscal 2013 and is from the Department of Revenue.
| Community | Avg single-family home tax bill, fy2013 | Rank |
| ABINGTON | $4,756 | 117 |
| ACTON | $9,650 | 15 |
| ACUSHNET | $3,380 | 243 |
| ADAMS | $2,453 | 318 |
| AGAWAM | $3,245 | 250 |
| ALFORD | $2,976 | 287 |
| AMESBURY | $5,984 | 65 |
| AMHERST | $6,508 | 52 |
| ANDOVER | $7,967 | 33 |
| AQUINNAH | $5,387 | 88 |
| ARLINGTON | $6,842 | 48 |
| ASHBURNHAM | $3,864 | 189 |
| ASHBY | $3,685 | 209 |
| ASHFIELD | $3,589 | 225 |
| ASHLAND | $6,125 | 60 |
| ATHOL | $2,069 | 331 |
| ATTLEBORO | $3,456 | 240 |
| AUBURN | $3,653 | 214 |
| AVON | $3,888 | 187 |
| AYER | $3,649 | 217 |
| BARNSTABLE | NA | NA |
| BARRE | $2,847 | 301 |
| BECKET | $2,353 | 325 |
| BEDFORD | $7,963 | 34 |
| BELCHERTOWN | $4,158 | 165 |
| BELLINGHAM | $3,710 | 204 |
| BELMONT | $10,359 | 13 |
| BERKLEY | $3,717 | 202 |
| BERLIN | $5,554 | 81 |
| BERNARDSTON | $3,458 | 239 |
| BEVERLY | $5,565 | 80 |
| BILLERICA | $4,468 | 141 |
| BLACKSTONE | $4,210 | 159 |
| BLANDFORD | $3,121 | 265 |
| BOLTON | $9,257 | 19 |
| BOSTON | NA | NA |
| BOURNE | $3,680 | 210 |
| BOXBOROUGH | $9,022 | 21 |
| BOXFORD | $8,295 | 28 |
| BOYLSTON | $5,764 | 72 |
| BRAINTREE | $3,814 | 192 |
| BREWSTER | $3,475 | 236 |
| BRIDGEWATER | $4,781 | 116 |
| BRIMFIELD | $3,500 | 233 |
| BROCKTON | $3,112 | 266 |
| BROOKFIELD | $3,562 | 227 |
| BROOKLINE | NA | NA |
| BUCKLAND | $3,150 | 258 |
| BURLINGTON | $4,536 | 136 |
| CAMBRIDGE | NA | NA |
| CANTON | $5,729 | 73 |
| CARLISLE | $11,960 | 6 |
| CARVER | $4,156 | 166 |
| CHARLEMONT | $3,241 | 251 |
| CHARLTON | $3,140 | 260 |
| CHATHAM | $3,919 | 184 |
| CHELMSFORD | $5,799 | 70 |
| CHELSEA | NA | NA |
| CHESHIRE | $2,132 | 329 |
| CHESTER | $3,219 | 254 |
| CHESTERFIELD | $3,739 | 198 |
| CHICOPEE | $2,696 | 309 |
| CHILMARK | $4,294 | 153 |
| CLARKSBURG | $2,144 | 328 |
| CLINTON | $3,360 | 244 |
| COHASSET | $10,468 | 12 |
| COLRAIN | $2,910 | 299 |
| Community | Avg single-family home tax bill, fy2013 | Rank |
| CONCORD | $11,802 | 7 |
| CONWAY | $3,968 | 179 |
| CUMMINGTON | $2,828 | 302 |
| DALTON | $3,652 | 215 |
| DANVERS | $5,085 | 101 |
| DARTMOUTH | $3,239 | 252 |
| DEDHAM | $5,937 | 66 |
| DEERFIELD | $3,563 | 226 |
| DENNIS | $2,388 | 323 |
| DIGHTON | $3,906 | 186 |
| DOUGLAS | $4,138 | 167 |
| DOVER | $12,790 | 4 |
| DRACUT | $3,698 | 207 |
| DUDLEY | $2,349 | 326 |
| DUNSTABLE | $6,064 | 62 |
| DUXBURY | $7,947 | 35 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | $5,000 | 105 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | $3,294 | 248 |
| EASTHAM | $2,936 | 297 |
| EASTHAMPTON | $3,311 | 247 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | $4,682 | 122 |
| EASTON | $5,848 | 67 |
| EDGARTOWN | $3,964 | 180 |
| EGREMONT | $2,971 | 290 |
| ERVING | $1,490 | 334 |
| ESSEX | $7,474 | 39 |
| EVERETT | NA | NA |
| FAIRHAVEN | $2,795 | 304 |
| FALL RIVER | $2,505 | 315 |
| FALMOUTH | $3,789 | 195 |
| FITCHBURG | $2,981 | 286 |
| FLORIDA | $1,325 | 336 |
| FOXBOROUGH | $5,466 | 84 |
| FRAMINGHAM | $5,783 | 71 |
| FRANKLIN | $4,990 | 106 |
| FREETOWN | $3,472 | 237 |
| GARDNER | $2,996 | 282 |
| GEORGETOWN | $5,116 | 100 |
| GILL | $3,108 | 267 |
| GLOUCESTER | $5,696 | 76 |
| GOSHEN | $3,000 | 281 |
| GOSNOLD | $2,428 | 319 |
| GRAFTON | $5,053 | 102 |
| GRANBY | $3,766 | 197 |
| GRANVILLE | $2,939 | 294 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | $4,942 | 108 |
| GREENFIELD | $3,640 | 219 |
| GROTON | $6,681 | 49 |
| GROVELAND | $4,804 | 115 |
| HADLEY | $3,214 | 255 |
| HALIFAX | $4,899 | 111 |
| HAMILTON | $7,924 | 36 |
| HAMPDEN | $4,579 | 131 |
| HANCOCK | $674 | 338 |
| HANOVER | $6,576 | 50 |
| HANSON | $4,403 | 146 |
| HARDWICK | $2,939 | 294 |
| HARVARD | $9,125 | 20 |
| HARWICH | $3,690 | 208 |
| HATFIELD | $3,531 | 231 |
| HAVERHILL | $3,830 | 191 |
| HAWLEY | $3,404 | 241 |
| HEATH | $3,721 | 201 |
| HINGHAM | $7,973 | 31 |
| HINSDALE | $2,925 | 298 |
| HOLBROOK | $4,190 | 161 |
| HOLDEN | $4,523 | 137 |
| HOLLAND | $3,020 | 276 |
| HOLLISTON | $7,090 | 47 |
| HOLYOKE | $3,330 | 246 |
| HOPEDALE | $4,583 | 130 |
| HOPKINTON | $8,285 | 29 |
| HUBBARDSTON | $3,136 | 262 |
| HUDSON | $4,701 | 121 |
| HULL | $4,854 | 113 |
| HUNTINGTON | $3,140 | 260 |
| IPSWICH | $5,697 | 75 |
| KINGSTON | $5,364 | 90 |
| LAKEVILLE | $3,637 | 220 |
| LANCASTER | $5,156 | 97 |
| LANESBOROUGH | $3,876 | 188 |
| LAWRENCE | $2,530 | 313 |
| LEE | $3,465 | 238 |
| LEICESTER | $2,989 | 284 |
| LENOX | $4,496 | 138 |
| LEOMINSTER | $3,771 | 196 |
| LEVERETT | $5,630 | 78 |
| LEXINGTON | $10,906 | 9 |
| LEYDEN | $3,723 | 199 |
| LINCOLN | $13,254 | 3 |
| LITTLETON | $6,222 | 57 |
| LONGMEADOW | $7,362 | 41 |
| LOWELL | $3,273 | 249 |
| LUDLOW | $3,603 | 224 |
| LUNENBURG | $4,287 | 156 |
| LYNN | $3,651 | 216 |
| LYNNFIELD | $7,573 | 38 |
| MALDEN | NA | NA |
| MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | $10,522 | 11 |
| MANSFIELD | $5,370 | 89 |
| MARBLEHEAD | $7,092 | 46 |
| MARION | $5,726 | 74 |
| MARLBOROUGH | $4,540 | 135 |
| MARSHFIELD | $4,608 | 127 |
| MASHPEE | $4,056 | 174 |
| MATTAPOISETT | $5,403 | 86 |
| MAYNARD | $6,096 | 61 |
| MEDFIELD | $8,859 | 22 |
| MEDFORD | $4,308 | 152 |
| MEDWAY | $6,336 | 55 |
| MELROSE | $5,212 | 96 |
| MENDON | $5,260 | 92 |
| MERRIMAC | $4,906 | 110 |
| METHUEN | $3,660 | 213 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | $3,845 | 190 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | $3,055 | 273 |
| MIDDLETON | $6,471 | 53 |
| MILFORD | $4,455 | 143 |
| MILLBURY | $3,495 | 234 |
| MILLIS | $5,540 | 82 |
| MILLVILLE | $3,809 | 193 |
| MILTON | $7,471 | 40 |
| MONROE | $1,276 | 337 |
| MONSON | $3,347 | 245 |
| MONTAGUE | $3,125 | 263 |
| MONTEREY | $2,972 | 289 |
| MONTGOMERY | $3,606 | 223 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | $2,484 | 317 |
| NAHANT | $5,671 | 77 |
| NANTUCKET | NA | NA |
| NATICK | $6,216 | 58 |
| NEEDHAM | $8,416 | 27 |
| NEW ASHFORD | $2,404 | 322 |
| NEW BEDFORD | $2,763 | 306 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | $4,069 | 172 |
| NEWBURY | $4,570 | 133 |
| NEWBURYPORT | $5,838 | 68 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | $3,391 | 242 |
| NEW SALEM | $3,149 | 259 |
| NEWTON | $9,258 | 18 |
| NORFOLK | $7,186 | 43 |
| NORTH ADAMS | $2,071 | 330 |
| NORTHAMPTON | $4,240 | 158 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | $6,559 | 51 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $4,059 | 173 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | $6,181 | 59 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | $3,234 | 253 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | $3,003 | 279 |
| NORTHFIELD | $3,098 | 268 |
| NORTH READING | $7,257 | 42 |
| NORTON | $4,200 | 160 |
| NORWELL | $8,603 | 23 |
| NORWOOD | $4,034 | 176 |
| OAK BLUFFS | $4,329 | 150 |
| OAKHAM | $3,063 | 271 |
| ORANGE | $2,780 | 305 |
| ORLEANS | $4,293 | 154 |
| OTIS | $2,273 | 327 |
| OXFORD | $3,182 | 256 |
| PALMER | $2,994 | 283 |
| PAXTON | $5,140 | 98 |
| PEABODY | $3,680 | 210 |
| PELHAM | $6,047 | 64 |
| PEMBROKE | $4,597 | 128 |
| PEPPERELL | $4,190 | 161 |
| PERU | $2,938 | 296 |
| PETERSHAM | $3,801 | 194 |
| PHILLIPSTON | $3,022 | 275 |
| PITTSFIELD | $2,965 | 291 |
| PLAINFIELD | $3,061 | 272 |
| PLAINVILLE | $4,572 | 132 |
| PLYMOUTH | $4,333 | 149 |
| PLYMPTON | $5,219 | 95 |
| PRINCETON | $5,303 | 91 |
| PROVINCETOWN | $5,482 | 83 |
| QUINCY | $4,597 | 128 |
| RANDOLPH | $4,087 | 171 |
| RAYNHAM | $4,291 | 155 |
| READING | $6,458 | 54 |
| REHOBOTH | $3,974 | 178 |
| REVERE | $3,646 | 218 |
| RICHMOND | $4,176 | 164 |
| ROCHESTER | $4,458 | 142 |
| ROCKLAND | $4,382 | 147 |
| ROCKPORT | $5,400 | 87 |
| ROWE | $1,341 | 335 |
| ROWLEY | $5,244 | 94 |
| ROYALSTON | $1,953 | 332 |
| RUSSELL | $3,699 | 206 |
| RUTLAND | $3,926 | 182 |
| SALEM | $4,666 | 123 |
| SALISBURY | $3,551 | 229 |
| SANDISFIELD | $2,950 | 292 |
| SANDWICH | $4,725 | 119 |
| SAUGUS | $3,672 | 212 |
| SAVOY | $2,500 | 316 |
| SCITUATE | $6,056 | 63 |
| SEEKONK | $3,722 | 200 |
| SHARON | $8,583 | 24 |
| SHEFFIELD | $4,133 | 168 |
| SHELBURNE | $3,175 | 257 |
| SHERBORN | $13,883 | 2 |
| SHIRLEY | $4,088 | 170 |
| SHREWSBURY | $4,322 | 151 |
| SHUTESBURY | $5,015 | 104 |
| SOMERSET | NA | NA |
| SOMERVILLE | NA | NA |
| SOUTHAMPTON | $3,912 | 185 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | $8,573 | 25 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | $3,019 | 277 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | $3,501 | 232 |
| SOUTHWICK | $3,711 | 203 |
| SPENCER | $2,607 | 311 |
| SPRINGFIELD | $2,507 | 314 |
| STERLING | $4,635 | 125 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | $3,944 | 181 |
| STONEHAM | $4,970 | 107 |
| STOUGHTON | $4,110 | 169 |
| STOW | $7,788 | 37 |
| STURBRIDGE | $4,570 | 133 |
| SUDBURY | $11,205 | 8 |
| SUNDERLAND | $3,704 | 205 |
| SUTTON | $4,845 | 114 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | $8,541 | 26 |
| SWANSEA | $3,055 | 273 |
| TAUNTON | $3,124 | 264 |
| TEMPLETON | $2,366 | 324 |
| TEWKSBURY | $4,888 | 112 |
| TISBURY | NA | NA |
| TOLLAND | $1,903 | 333 |
| TOPSFIELD | $8,071 | 30 |
| TOWNSEND | $4,018 | 177 |
| TRURO | $4,338 | 148 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | $5,034 | 103 |
| TYRINGHAM | $2,976 | 287 |
| UPTON | $5,809 | 69 |
| UXBRIDGE | $4,474 | 140 |
| WAKEFIELD | $4,935 | 109 |
| WALES | $2,948 | 293 |
| WALPOLE | $6,231 | 56 |
| WALTHAM | NA | NA |
| WARE | $3,097 | 269 |
| WAREHAM | $2,410 | 320 |
| WARREN | $2,982 | 285 |
| WARWICK | $3,011 | 278 |
| WASHINGTON | $2,612 | 310 |
| WATERTOWN | NA | NA |
| WAYLAND | $10,529 | 10 |
| WEBSTER | $2,723 | 307 |
| WELLESLEY | $12,198 | 5 |
| WELLFLEET | $3,614 | 222 |
| WENDELL | $2,889 | 300 |
| WENHAM | $9,353 | 16 |
| WESTBOROUGH | $7,972 | 32 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | $4,420 | 145 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | $4,489 | 139 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | $2,702 | 308 |
| WESTFIELD | $3,924 | 183 |
| WESTFORD | $7,097 | 45 |
| WESTHAMPTON | $4,650 | 124 |
| WESTMINSTER | $4,241 | 157 |
| WEST NEWBURY | $7,156 | 44 |
| WESTON | $16,921 | 1 |
| WESTPORT | $2,799 | 303 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | $3,533 | 230 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | $4,714 | 120 |
| WEST TISBURY | $5,131 | 99 |
| WESTWOOD | $9,287 | 17 |
| WEYMOUTH | $3,634 | 221 |
| WHATELY | $4,182 | 163 |
| WHITMAN | $4,054 | 175 |
| WILBRAHAM | $5,405 | 85 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | $4,422 | 144 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | $5,245 | 93 |
| WILMINGTON | $4,756 | 117 |
| WINCHENDON | $2,535 | 312 |
| WINCHESTER | $9,839 | 14 |
| WINDSOR | $2,408 | 321 |
| WINTHROP | $4,629 | 126 |
| WOBURN | $3,553 | 228 |
| WORCESTER | $3,492 | 235 |
| WORTHINGTON | $3,069 | 270 |
| WRENTHAM | $5,573 | 79 |
| YARMOUTH | $3,003 | 279 |