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 |