snapshot: residential as a percent of property tax
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Nov. 7, 2013
The chart shows the percent of property tax money that comes from residential property. Many of the communities with the highest percents are small summer towns, wealthy Boston suburbs, or are in western Mass. The data, for fiscal 2013, is from the Department of Revenue.
| Community | Percent residential FY2013 | Rank | Total residential collected |
| ABINGTON | 85.5 | 207 | $1,448,300,000 |
| ACTON | 87.2 | 177 | $3,208,130,000 |
| ACUSHNET | 91.8 | 112 | $950,464,000 |
| ADAMS | 82.7 | 243 | $385,154,000 |
| AGAWAM | 76 | 307 | $2,052,240,000 |
| ALFORD | 97.9 | 3 | $256,574,000 |
| AMESBURY | 83.3 | 238 | $1,478,700,000 |
| AMHERST | 89.8 | 142 | $1,839,980,000 |
| ANDOVER | 80.1 | 269 | $5,441,910,000 |
| AQUINNAH | 97.5 | 5 | $704,701,000 |
| ARLINGTON | 93.7 | 63 | $6,750,290,000 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 95.2 | 27 | $545,556,000 |
| ASHBY | 93.7 | 63 | $265,047,000 |
| ASHFIELD | 92.5 | 96 | $203,752,000 |
| ASHLAND | 90.7 | 129 | $1,906,090,000 |
| ATHOL | 86.9 | 185 | $551,330,000 |
| ATTLEBORO | 80.6 | 265 | $3,116,710,000 |
| AUBURN | 70.4 | 328 | $1,275,580,000 |
| AVON | 53.1 | 347 | $404,762,000 |
| AYER | 64.1 | 341 | $621,119,000 |
| BARNSTABLE | 88.2 | 166 | $11,220,900,000 |
| BARRE | 87.2 | 177 | $349,491,000 |
| BECKET | 91.4 | 123 | $478,523,000 |
| BEDFORD | 78.6 | 286 | $2,175,810,000 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 92.1 | 105 | $1,214,340,000 |
| BELLINGHAM | 70.4 | 328 | $1,471,880,000 |
| BELMONT | 94.3 | 49 | $5,099,150,000 |
| BERKLEY | 95.4 | 25 | $728,472,000 |
| BERLIN | 74.2 | 319 | $383,189,000 |
| BERNARDSTON | 85.8 | 202 | $181,153,000 |
| BEVERLY | 85.7 | 204 | $4,580,820,000 |
| BILLERICA | 75.9 | 308 | $4,006,740,000 |
| BLACKSTONE | 78.7 | 284 | $641,812,000 |
| BLANDFORD | 83.7 | 231 | $138,007,000 |
| BOLTON | 91.9 | 109 | $790,516,000 |
| BOSTON | 65.2 | 340 | $60,147,400,000 |
| BOURNE | 87.6 | 174 | $3,577,950,000 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 75.3 | 310 | $711,136,000 |
| BOXFORD | 96.5 | 9 | $1,522,720,000 |
| BOYLSTON | 89.4 | 147 | $531,773,000 |
| BRAINTREE | 76.4 | 305 | $3,929,050,000 |
| BREWSTER | 94.2 | 51 | $3,062,750,000 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 86.8 | 190 | $1,969,010,000 |
| BRIMFIELD | 88.5 | 161 | $359,460,000 |
| BROCKTON | 77.1 | 299 | $4,229,250,000 |
| BROOKFIELD | 93.2 | 76 | $236,259,000 |
| BROOKLINE | 90.5 | 132 | $14,045,800,000 |
| BUCKLAND | 80.4 | 268 | $171,181,000 |
| BURLINGTON | 63.9 | 342 | $2,981,260,000 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 61.7 | 345 | $15,566,600,000 |
| CANTON | 77.6 | 294 | $3,080,900,000 |
| CARLISLE | 98 | 2 | $1,203,880,000 |
| CARVER | 82.4 | 248 | $902,613,000 |
| CHARLEMONT | 86.7 | 191 | $111,055,000 |
| CHARLTON | 86.2 | 198 | $1,198,430,000 |
| CHATHAM | 92.9 | 86 | $5,380,890,000 |
| CHELMSFORD | 80.5 | 267 | $3,603,920,000 |
| CHELSEA | 67.6 | 335 | $1,426,060,000 |
| CHESHIRE | 90.5 | 132 | $266,771,000 |
| CHESTER | 92.3 | 99 | $107,650,000 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 94.5 | 45 | $130,897,000 |
| CHICOPEE | 77.5 | 296 | $2,778,520,000 |
| CHILMARK | 97.8 | 4 | $3,076,660,000 |
| CLARKSBURG | 96.3 | 12 | $114,361,000 |
| CLINTON | 84.6 | 219 | $904,589,000 |
| COHASSET | 93 | 84 | $2,344,390,000 |
| COLRAIN | 88 | 170 | $144,151,000 |
| Community | Percent residential FY2013 | Rank | Total residential collected |
| CONCORD | 90.7 | 129 | $4,584,010,000 |
| CONWAY | 91.2 | 124 | $231,909,000 |
| CUMMINGTON | 88.5 | 161 | $115,684,000 |
| DALTON | 83.6 | 233 | $496,672,000 |
| DANVERS | 73.4 | 321 | $2,858,550,000 |
| DARTMOUTH | 83.3 | 238 | $4,075,030,000 |
| DEDHAM | 79.3 | 277 | $3,134,310,000 |
| DEERFIELD | 74.9 | 312 | $487,649,000 |
| DENNIS | 92.2 | 102 | $5,385,090,000 |
| DIGHTON | 85.8 | 202 | $716,339,000 |
| DOUGLAS | 93.8 | 60 | $801,307,000 |
| DOVER | 97.3 | 6 | $2,079,900,000 |
| DRACUT | 90.2 | 136 | $2,517,610,000 |
| DUDLEY | 92 | 108 | $746,689,000 |
| DUNSTABLE | 96.4 | 11 | $443,558,000 |
| DUXBURY | 95.7 | 18 | $3,076,140,000 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 89.1 | 153 | $1,382,960,000 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 90.9 | 126 | $202,339,000 |
| EASTHAM | 95.9 | 16 | $2,571,860,000 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 87 | 183 | $1,218,840,000 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 82.6 | 245 | $1,465,960,000 |
| EASTON | 85.7 | 204 | $2,468,110,000 |
| EDGARTOWN | 92.7 | 91 | $6,117,330,000 |
| EGREMONT | 94.1 | 55 | $360,331,000 |
| ERVING | 18.7 | 351 | $120,549,000 |
| ESSEX | 89.2 | 151 | $674,206,000 |
| EVERETT | 63.7 | 343 | $2,260,830,000 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 85.6 | 206 | $1,643,990,000 |
| FALL RIVER | 77.6 | 294 | $4,119,570,000 |
| FALMOUTH | 92.2 | 102 | $9,783,240,000 |
| FITCHBURG | 78.7 | 284 | $1,634,790,000 |
| FLORIDA | 49.6 | 348 | $59,236,600 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 74.2 | 319 | $1,933,000,000 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 76.8 | 301 | $5,581,500,000 |
| FRANKLIN | 78.9 | 282 | $3,217,480,000 |
| FREETOWN | 81.7 | 255 | $912,108,000 |
| GARDNER | 82.1 | 252 | $969,707,000 |
| GEORGETOWN | 90.7 | 129 | $1,028,190,000 |
| GILL | 78.8 | 283 | $117,522,000 |
| GLOUCESTER | 88.9 | 155 | $4,547,190,000 |
| GOSHEN | 94.3 | 49 | $134,098,000 |
| GOSNOLD | 98.2 | 1 | $268,821,000 |
| GRAFTON | 90.3 | 135 | $1,860,500,000 |
| GRANBY | 91.8 | 112 | $528,427,000 |
| GRANVILLE | 83.6 | 233 | $161,881,000 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 79.3 | 277 | $1,078,670,000 |
| GREENFIELD | 74.9 | 312 | $976,756,000 |
| GROTON | 93.6 | 67 | $1,413,790,000 |
| GROVELAND | 90.8 | 128 | $722,665,000 |
| HADLEY | 65.9 | 339 | $599,165,000 |
| HALIFAX | 89.3 | 149 | $672,066,000 |
| HAMILTON | 94.6 | 43 | $1,222,150,000 |
| HAMPDEN | 92.8 | 89 | $505,553,000 |
| HANCOCK | 59.9 | 346 | $176,993,000 |
| HANOVER | 82.5 | 247 | $1,889,420,000 |
| HANSON | 92.3 | 99 | $1,068,960,000 |
| HARDWICK | 91.6 | 118 | $213,530,000 |
| HARVARD | 95 | 34 | $1,003,830,000 |
| HARWICH | 92.7 | 91 | $4,154,170,000 |
| HATFIELD | 74.3 | 317 | $371,394,000 |
| HAVERHILL | 82.6 | 245 | $4,056,940,000 |
| HAWLEY | 92.7 | 91 | $43,873,300 |
| HEATH | 93 | 84 | $82,535,800 |
| HINGHAM | 87.2 | 177 | $4,743,270,000 |
| HINSDALE | 84.4 | 222 | $248,791,000 |
| HOLBROOK | 84.7 | 218 | $857,185,000 |
| HOLDEN | 93.7 | 63 | $1,697,600,000 |
| HOLLAND | 95.3 | 26 | $287,818,000 |
| HOLLISTON | 87.2 | 177 | $1,772,690,000 |
| HOLYOKE | 71.5 | 326 | $1,494,530,000 |
| HOPEDALE | 88.1 | 167 | $565,801,000 |
| HOPKINTON | 82.8 | 241 | $2,327,610,000 |
| HUBBARDSTON | 93.3 | 75 | $389,645,000 |
| HUDSON | 81.7 | 255 | $1,729,400,000 |
| HULL | 95.2 | 27 | $1,735,290,000 |
| HUNTINGTON | 93.8 | 60 | $178,257,000 |
| IPSWICH | 88.4 | 163 | $2,061,290,000 |
| KINGSTON | 84.2 | 225 | $1,404,820,000 |
| LAKEVILLE | 84.9 | 216 | $1,194,480,000 |
| LANCASTER | 86.3 | 197 | $651,079,000 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 80 | 270 | $314,278,000 |
| LAWRENCE | 76.3 | 306 | $2,151,290,000 |
| LEE | 70 | 330 | $614,778,000 |
| LEICESTER | 89.2 | 151 | $813,243,000 |
| LENOX | 81.1 | 261 | $915,946,000 |
| LEOMINSTER | 78 | 291 | $2,397,730,000 |
| LEVERETT | 96.2 | 14 | $241,674,000 |
| LEXINGTON | 86.6 | 194 | $7,196,490,000 |
| LEYDEN | 95.2 | 27 | $83,169,900 |
| LINCOLN | 96.2 | 14 | $1,653,780,000 |
| LITTLETON | 78.5 | 287 | $1,151,110,000 |
| LONGMEADOW | 95.1 | 31 | $1,935,010,000 |
| LOWELL | 82.3 | 249 | $5,005,370,000 |
| LUDLOW | 84.2 | 225 | $1,498,440,000 |
| LUNENBURG | 89.8 | 142 | $1,016,140,000 |
| LYNN | 84 | 228 | $4,442,400,000 |
| LYNNFIELD | 91.5 | 120 | $2,082,580,000 |
| MALDEN | 85.1 | 213 | $4,102,620,000 |
| MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | 93.4 | 71 | $1,951,830,000 |
| MANSFIELD | 75.5 | 309 | $2,331,030,000 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 94.5 | 45 | $4,773,370,000 |
| MARION | 92.2 | 102 | $1,401,250,000 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 67.6 | 335 | $3,014,190,000 |
| MARSHFIELD | 92.4 | 98 | $3,866,210,000 |
| MASHPEE | 91.7 | 115 | $4,025,690,000 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 93.2 | 76 | $1,441,660,000 |
| MAYNARD | 87.3 | 176 | $1,042,850,000 |
| MEDFIELD | 94.2 | 51 | $2,123,140,000 |
| MEDFORD | 86.9 | 185 | $5,608,200,000 |
| MEDWAY | 86.4 | 196 | $1,378,210,000 |
| MELROSE | 94 | 56 | $3,357,040,000 |
| MENDON | 88.9 | 155 | $697,878,000 |
| MERRIMAC | 94.6 | 43 | $627,690,000 |
| METHUEN | 83.7 | 231 | $3,564,110,000 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 79.4 | 276 | $1,747,270,000 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 90.9 | 126 | $59,371,100 |
| MIDDLETON | 82.7 | 243 | $1,298,550,000 |
| MILFORD | 77.3 | 298 | $2,145,670,000 |
| MILLBURY | 76.8 | 301 | $952,921,000 |
| MILLIS | 89.5 | 146 | $894,544,000 |
| MILLVILLE | 93.2 | 76 | $250,263,000 |
| MILTON | 95.8 | 17 | $4,142,850,000 |
| MONROE | 43.5 | 349 | $9,712,170 |
| MONSON | 91.6 | 118 | $683,921,000 |
| MONTAGUE | 74.7 | 314 | $530,668,000 |
| MONTEREY | 96.3 | 12 | $482,964,000 |
| MONTGOMERY | 95.7 | 18 | $99,284,400 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 97.1 | 7 | $81,912,200 |
| NAHANT | 95.7 | 18 | $703,079,000 |
| NANTUCKET | 93.1 | 81 | $15,890,700,000 |
| NATICK | 76.7 | 303 | $4,779,080,000 |
| NEEDHAM | 87.4 | 175 | $6,922,040,000 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 81.1 | 261 | $31,799,000 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 80 | 270 | $4,381,850,000 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 93.9 | 57 | $103,777,000 |
| NEWBURY | 95.2 | 27 | $1,140,840,000 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 85.5 | 207 | $2,783,700,000 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 94.2 | 51 | $443,965,000 |
| NEW SALEM | 93.4 | 71 | $99,582,900 |
| NEWTON | 89.3 | 149 | $18,446,000,000 |
| NORFOLK | 93.2 | 76 | $1,365,270,000 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 77.5 | 296 | $550,494,000 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 80 | 270 | $2,545,570,000 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 87 | 183 | $3,713,070,000 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 79 | 280 | $2,651,280,000 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 74.6 | 315 | $1,857,910,000 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 86.5 | 195 | $1,215,230,000 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 91.9 | 109 | $348,461,000 |
| NORTHFIELD | 67 | 337 | $273,490,000 |
| NORTH READING | 87.1 | 181 | $2,197,020,000 |
| NORTON | 83.9 | 229 | $1,634,230,000 |
| NORWELL | 84.4 | 222 | $1,874,640,000 |
| NORWOOD | 69.7 | 331 | $2,958,160,000 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 92.8 | 89 | $2,330,490,000 |
| OAKHAM | 93.1 | 81 | $181,508,000 |
| ORANGE | 85.1 | 213 | $407,069,000 |
| ORLEANS | 92.1 | 105 | $3,270,370,000 |
| OTIS | 93.6 | 67 | $565,274,000 |
| OXFORD | 79.5 | 274 | $1,010,160,000 |
| PALMER | 82.9 | 240 | $763,408,000 |
| PAXTON | 94.7 | 41 | $426,510,000 |
| PEABODY | 76.6 | 304 | $4,728,970,000 |
| PELHAM | 94.9 | 36 | $160,822,000 |
| PEMBROKE | 86.7 | 191 | $1,989,620,000 |
| PEPPERELL | 93.9 | 57 | $1,044,750,000 |
| PERU | 92.3 | 99 | $81,605,900 |
| PETERSHAM | 89.4 | 147 | $130,224,000 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 93.8 | 60 | $173,058,000 |
| PITTSFIELD | 78.5 | 287 | $2,623,410,000 |
| PLAINFIELD | 82.8 | 241 | $61,070,600 |
| PLAINVILLE | 72.6 | 322 | $825,873,000 |
| PLYMOUTH | 77.9 | 293 | $6,708,050,000 |
| PLYMPTON | 81.3 | 258 | $325,528,000 |
| PRINCETON | 95.6 | 21 | $418,724,000 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 82.2 | 250 | $1,888,430,000 |
| QUINCY | 81.4 | 257 | $8,650,380,000 |
| RANDOLPH | 85.2 | 211 | $2,264,300,000 |
| RAYNHAM | 71.7 | 325 | $1,237,960,000 |
| READING | 89.9 | 141 | $3,313,540,000 |
| REHOBOTH | 91.5 | 120 | $1,428,270,000 |
| REVERE | 84.6 | 219 | $3,187,490,000 |
| RICHMOND | 94.5 | 45 | $395,759,000 |
| ROCHESTER | 86.9 | 185 | $688,085,000 |
| ROCKLAND | 79 | 280 | $1,306,620,000 |
| ROCKPORT | 93.4 | 71 | $1,584,840,000 |
| ROWE | 19 | 350 | $52,604,200 |
| ROWLEY | 84.6 | 219 | $702,892,000 |
| ROYALSTON | 95 | 34 | $138,006,000 |
| RUSSELL | 87.8 | 173 | $115,373,000 |
| RUTLAND | 94.8 | 39 | $674,649,000 |
| SALEM | 82.2 | 250 | $3,227,550,000 |
| SALISBURY | 80.9 | 263 | $1,152,840,000 |
| SANDISFIELD | 90 | 139 | $186,471,000 |
| SANDWICH | 86.9 | 185 | $3,170,640,000 |
| SAUGUS | 78.3 | 290 | $2,924,630,000 |
| SAVOY | 92.6 | 95 | $56,859,700 |
| SCITUATE | 95.5 | 24 | $3,608,700,000 |
| SEEKONK | 75.1 | 311 | $1,527,160,000 |
| SHARON | 92.1 | 105 | $2,437,610,000 |
| SHEFFIELD | 85 | 215 | $521,417,000 |
| SHELBURNE | 79.8 | 273 | $183,385,000 |
| SHERBORN | 95.1 | 31 | $1,032,070,000 |
| SHIRLEY | 89.1 | 153 | $508,073,000 |
| SHREWSBURY | 86.9 | 185 | $4,155,770,000 |
| SHUTESBURY | 96.9 | 8 | $208,732,000 |
| SOMERSET | 70.6 | 327 | $1,620,600,000 |
| SOMERVILLE | 84.9 | 216 | $7,293,250,000 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 93.9 | 57 | $620,199,000 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 80.7 | 264 | $1,668,610,000 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 77.1 | 299 | $705,904,000 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 90.5 | 132 | $1,344,620,000 |
| SOUTHWICK | 88.8 | 158 | $860,445,000 |
| SPENCER | 87.1 | 181 | $803,742,000 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 72.6 | 322 | $4,858,360,000 |
| STERLING | 86.2 | 198 | $800,513,000 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 90 | 139 | $723,799,000 |
| STONEHAM | 88.1 | 167 | $2,572,760,000 |
| STOUGHTON | 78.5 | 287 | $2,340,950,000 |
| STOW | 91.2 | 124 | $1,035,230,000 |
| STURBRIDGE | 81.3 | 258 | $899,725,000 |
| SUDBURY | 92.9 | 86 | $3,590,750,000 |
| SUNDERLAND | 88 | 170 | $303,797,000 |
| SUTTON | 88.3 | 165 | $1,043,140,000 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 92.7 | 91 | $2,010,740,000 |
| SWANSEA | 84.2 | 225 | $1,601,140,000 |
| TAUNTON | 78 | 291 | $3,454,480,000 |
| TEMPLETON | 88.4 | 163 | $479,630,000 |
| TEWKSBURY | 80.6 | 265 | $3,063,900,000 |
| TISBURY | 88.9 | 155 | $2,196,680,000 |
| TOLLAND | 91.7 | 115 | $163,736,000 |
| TOPSFIELD | 91.7 | 115 | $1,054,010,000 |
| TOWNSEND | 90.2 | 136 | $694,491,000 |
| TRURO | 93.6 | 67 | $1,881,740,000 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 85.9 | 200 | $1,171,900,000 |
| TYRINGHAM | 93.4 | 71 | $176,037,000 |
| UPTON | 93.7 | 63 | $879,607,000 |
| UXBRIDGE | 85.3 | 210 | $1,233,210,000 |
| WAKEFIELD | 84.4 | 222 | $3,235,460,000 |
| WALES | 91.9 | 109 | $146,538,000 |
| WALPOLE | 85.9 | 200 | $3,082,100,000 |
| WALTHAM | 66.8 | 338 | $5,697,870,000 |
| WARE | 85.2 | 211 | $616,475,000 |
| WAREHAM | 82 | 253 | $2,555,540,000 |
| WARREN | 88.1 | 167 | $285,200,000 |
| WARWICK | 94.9 | 36 | $73,600,200 |
| WASHINGTON | 93.5 | 70 | $65,515,500 |
| WATERTOWN | 81.2 | 260 | $4,101,520,000 |
| WAYLAND | 94.8 | 39 | $2,754,980,000 |
| WEBSTER | 83.9 | 229 | $1,143,460,000 |
| WELLESLEY | 88 | 170 | $8,234,180,000 |
| WELLFLEET | 94.9 | 36 | $2,058,670,000 |
| WENDELL | 83.4 | 237 | $75,512,500 |
| WENHAM | 95.6 | 21 | $638,715,000 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 62.2 | 344 | $2,044,560,000 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 79.3 | 277 | $639,257,000 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 68.7 | 334 | $663,195,000 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 91.8 | 112 | $309,509,000 |
| WESTFIELD | 83.6 | 233 | $2,664,640,000 |
| WESTFORD | 85.5 | 207 | $3,283,470,000 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 94.5 | 45 | $203,047,000 |
| WESTMINSTER | 81.8 | 254 | $671,617,000 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 96.5 | 9 | $706,313,000 |
| WESTON | 95.1 | 31 | $4,941,060,000 |
| WESTPORT | 92.5 | 96 | $2,723,330,000 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 69.3 | 333 | $1,776,860,000 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 93.2 | 76 | $345,098,000 |
| WEST TISBURY | 95.6 | 21 | $2,276,410,000 |
| WESTWOOD | 86.7 | 191 | $3,025,450,000 |
| WEYMOUTH | 83.5 | 236 | $4,871,690,000 |
| WHATELY | 74.3 | 317 | $180,522,000 |
| WHITMAN | 89.8 | 142 | $1,145,950,000 |
| WILBRAHAM | 88.7 | 159 | $1,414,440,000 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 91.5 | 120 | $273,776,000 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 88.7 | 159 | $882,887,000 |
| WILMINGTON | 74.4 | 316 | $2,569,770,000 |
| WINCHENDON | 90.2 | 136 | $581,513,000 |
| WINCHESTER | 94.7 | 41 | $5,153,670,000 |
| WINDSOR | 94.2 | 51 | $106,703,000 |
| WINTHROP | 92.9 | 86 | $1,548,120,000 |
| WOBURN | 69.7 | 331 | $3,984,240,000 |
| WORCESTER | 71.9 | 324 | $7,817,610,000 |
| WORTHINGTON | 93.1 | 81 | $151,495,000 |
| WRENTHAM | 79.5 | 274 | $1,341,940,000 |
| YARMOUTH | 89.6 | 145 | $4,573,450,000 |