snapshot: Taxable property, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Nov. 8, 2012
The map and chart look at the percent of taxable property in a community, based on the value of all property. Communities around Greater Boston tend to have higher percents than communities in the central and western parts of the state. The median was 91.2 percent. The data, from the Department of Revenue, is for fiscal 2012.
| Community | Percent of taxable property | Rank |
| ABINGTON | 92.9 | 109 |
| ACTON | 93.7 | 78 |
| ACUSHNET | 95.1 | 19 |
| ADAMS | 88.0 | 261 |
| AGAWAM | 88.1 | 260 |
| ALFORD | 98.3 | 1 |
| AMESBURY | 91.2 | 175 |
| AMHERST | 83.3 | 316 |
| ANDOVER | 91.5 | 165 |
| AQUINNAH | 90.8 | 189 |
| ARLINGTON | 94.1 | 58 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 86.6 | 280 |
| ASHBY | 93.5 | 84 |
| ASHFIELD | 92.6 | 121 |
| ASHLAND | 95.1 | 18 |
| ATHOL | 92.0 | 144 |
| ATTLEBORO | 90.3 | 216 |
| AUBURN | 93.9 | 65 |
| AVON | 94.1 | 60 |
| AYER | 89.8 | 231 |
| BARNSTABLE | 90.7 | 194 |
| BARRE | 84.5 | 305 |
| BECKET | 94.8 | 29 |
| BEDFORD | 87.4 | 269 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 90.6 | 199 |
| BELLINGHAM | 94.9 | 27 |
| BELMONT | 89.3 | 240 |
| BERKLEY | 91.1 | 182 |
| BERLIN | 92.7 | 118 |
| BERNARDSTON | 92.8 | 113 |
| BEVERLY | 90.4 | 210 |
| BILLERICA | 94.2 | 52 |
| BLACKSTONE | 91.6 | 158 |
| BLANDFORD | 81.6 | 326 |
| BOLTON | 93.5 | 84 |
| BOSTON | 71.8 | 345 |
| BOURNE | 79.3 | 332 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 96.2 | 8 |
| BOXFORD | 92.6 | 124 |
| BOYLSTON | 82.8 | 321 |
| BRAINTREE | 92.6 | 121 |
| BREWSTER | 92.9 | 111 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 84.7 | 302 |
| BRIMFIELD | 93.1 | 101 |
| BROCKTON | 84.1 | 309 |
| BROOKFIELD | 87.5 | 267 |
| BROOKLINE | 89.1 | 246 |
| BUCKLAND | 89.5 | 238 |
| BURLINGTON | 90.9 | 186 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 96.3 | 6 |
| CANTON | 90.9 | 188 |
| CARLISLE | 94.2 | 51 |
| CARVER | 93.8 | 74 |
| CHARLEMONT | 87.5 | 268 |
| CHARLTON | 83.7 | 312 |
| CHATHAM | 93.7 | 75 |
| CHELMSFORD | 94.5 | 40 |
| CHELSEA | 70.1 | 347 |
| CHESHIRE | 86.2 | 285 |
| CHESTER | 90.4 | 214 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 90.1 | 221 |
| CHICOPEE | 84.0 | 311 |
| CHILMARK | 94.4 | 46 |
| CLARKSBURG | 93.0 | 108 |
| CLINTON | 84.4 | 307 |
| COHASSET | 93.8 | 71 |
| COLRAIN | 93.1 | 102 |
| Community | Percent of taxable property | Rank |
| CONCORD | 87.4 | 271 |
| CONWAY | 93.6 | 82 |
| CUMMINGTON | 85.4 | 294 |
| DALTON | 88.4 | 254 |
| DANVERS | 87.2 | 275 |
| DARTMOUTH | 90.3 | 218 |
| DEDHAM | 86.8 | 278 |
| DEERFIELD | 73.4 | 344 |
| DENNIS | 97.3 | 2 |
| DIGHTON | 89.8 | 229 |
| DOUGLAS | 91.5 | 162 |
| DOVER | 87.8 | 263 |
| DRACUT | 93.4 | 90 |
| DUDLEY | 89.2 | 245 |
| DUNSTABLE | 94.7 | 37 |
| DUXBURY | 91.3 | 172 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 93.2 | 100 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 91.0 | 184 |
| EASTHAM | 92.7 | 117 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 90.8 | 193 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 91.6 | 159 |
| EASTON | 91.2 | 174 |
| EDGARTOWN | 90.7 | 197 |
| EGREMONT | 86.4 | 281 |
| ERVING | 95.7 | 13 |
| ESSEX | 94.2 | 54 |
| EVERETT | 85.8 | 289 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 91.9 | 146 |
| FALL RIVER | 85.4 | 294 |
| FALMOUTH | 90.7 | 194 |
| FITCHBURG | 80.2 | 331 |
| FLORIDA | 95.1 | 17 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 78.4 | 336 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 88.2 | 258 |
| FRANKLIN | 91.7 | 155 |
| FREETOWN | 93.1 | 103 |
| GARDNER | 84.1 | 310 |
| GEORGETOWN | 92.1 | 140 |
| GILL | 70.1 | 348 |
| GLOUCESTER | 92.6 | 119 |
| GOSHEN | 94.5 | 39 |
| GOSNOLD | 93.1 | 103 |
| GRAFTON | 91.2 | 176 |
| GRANBY | 94.4 | 45 |
| GRANVILLE | 77.6 | 339 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 84.2 | 308 |
| GREENFIELD | 84.8 | 300 |
| GROTON | 84.4 | 306 |
| GROVELAND | 93.5 | 86 |
| HADLEY | 85.7 | 290 |
| HALIFAX | 95.0 | 21 |
| HAMILTON | 86.4 | 282 |
| HAMPDEN | 95.3 | 16 |
| HANCOCK | 96.4 | 5 |
| HANOVER | 91.4 | 168 |
| HANSON | 88.0 | 262 |
| HARDWICK | 77.8 | 338 |
| HARVARD | 85.0 | 299 |
| HARWICH | 94.3 | 48 |
| HATFIELD | 94.5 | 41 |
| HAVERHILL | 92.0 | 143 |
| HAWLEY | 86.3 | 283 |
| HEATH | 92.6 | 123 |
| HINGHAM | 93.8 | 70 |
| HINSDALE | 86.7 | 279 |
| HOLBROOK | 94.8 | 34 |
| HOLDEN | 89.8 | 227 |
| HOLLAND | 95.6 | 14 |
| HOLLISTON | 93.5 | 88 |
| HOLYOKE | 81.5 | 328 |
| HOPEDALE | 90.5 | 206 |
| HOPKINTON | 94.3 | 49 |
| HUBBARDSTON | 91.1 | 178 |
| HUDSON | 92.9 | 109 |
| HULL | 90.2 | 219 |
| HUNTINGTON | 61.2 | 351 |
| IPSWICH | 91.1 | 180 |
| KINGSTON | 87.3 | 273 |
| LAKEVILLE | 91.7 | 157 |
| LANCASTER | 79.0 | 334 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 92.5 | 126 |
| LAWRENCE | 82.0 | 323 |
| LEE | 88.6 | 252 |
| LEICESTER | 89.8 | 231 |
| LENOX | 88.3 | 256 |
| LEOMINSTER | 88.7 | 250 |
| LEVERETT | 92.6 | 119 |
| LEXINGTON | 92.3 | 134 |
| LEYDEN | 90.8 | 190 |
| LINCOLN | 81.6 | 327 |
| LITTLETON | 92.3 | 132 |
| LONGMEADOW | 93.3 | 96 |
| LOWELL | 83.2 | 318 |
| LUDLOW | 94.8 | 33 |
| LUNENBURG | 94.8 | 32 |
| LYNN | 90.0 | 223 |
| LYNNFIELD | 93.9 | 66 |
| MALDEN | 89.2 | 241 |
| MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | 92.5 | 127 |
| MANSFIELD | 94.0 | 62 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 94.1 | 60 |
| MARION | 90.5 | 206 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 90.8 | 190 |
| MARSHFIELD | 93.6 | 81 |
| MASHPEE | 93.3 | 94 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 91.4 | 170 |
| MAYNARD | 90.2 | 220 |
| MEDFIELD | 90.4 | 211 |
| MEDFORD | 90.6 | 201 |
| MEDWAY | 93.5 | 89 |
| MELROSE | 92.3 | 133 |
| MENDON | 96.0 | 11 |
| MERRIMAC | 94.0 | 64 |
| METHUEN | 94.2 | 50 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 90.7 | 197 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 87.2 | 276 |
| MIDDLETON | 91.3 | 173 |
| MILFORD | 93.6 | 83 |
| MILLBURY | 90.7 | 194 |
| MILLIS | 93.8 | 72 |
| MILLVILLE | 94.0 | 63 |
| MILTON | 88.9 | 248 |
| MONROE | 90.1 | 222 |
| MONSON | 89.9 | 224 |
| MONTAGUE | 85.4 | 294 |
| MONTEREY | 89.9 | 225 |
| MONTGOMERY | 95.3 | 15 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 69.3 | 349 |
| NAHANT | 91.1 | 177 |
| NANTUCKET | 84.5 | 304 |
| NATICK | 91.9 | 146 |
| NEEDHAM | 92.8 | 115 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 83.0 | 320 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 83.3 | 317 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 80.4 | 330 |
| NEWBURY | 87.1 | 277 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 92.1 | 141 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 95.8 | 12 |
| NEW SALEM | 73.5 | 343 |
| NEWTON | 86.0 | 287 |
| NORFOLK | 93.9 | 69 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 79.2 | 333 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 77.6 | 340 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 90.9 | 187 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 94.1 | 56 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 94.8 | 30 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 90.5 | 205 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 88.5 | 253 |
| NORTHFIELD | 89.8 | 229 |
| NORTH READING | 93.2 | 98 |
| NORTON | 85.1 | 298 |
| NORWELL | 92.8 | 114 |
| NORWOOD | 95.0 | 23 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 90.4 | 211 |
| OAKHAM | 89.2 | 241 |
| ORANGE | 90.3 | 216 |
| ORLEANS | 93.8 | 73 |
| OTIS | 94.9 | 25 |
| OXFORD | 91.7 | 154 |
| PALMER | 87.3 | 272 |
| PAXTON | 86.3 | 284 |
| PEABODY | 90.3 | 215 |
| PELHAM | 83.6 | 314 |
| PEMBROKE | 92.8 | 116 |
| PEPPERELL | 93.7 | 76 |
| PERU | 89.6 | 235 |
| PETERSHAM | 75.4 | 341 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 93.4 | 92 |
| PITTSFIELD | 82.7 | 322 |
| PLAINFIELD | 88.2 | 257 |
| PLAINVILLE | 93.7 | 80 |
| PLYMOUTH | 91.9 | 148 |
| PLYMPTON | 96.5 | 4 |
| PRINCETON | 88.1 | 259 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 92.1 | 142 |
| QUINCY | 87.2 | 274 |
| RANDOLPH | 92.4 | 130 |
| RAYNHAM | 94.5 | 42 |
| READING | 93.0 | 105 |
| REHOBOTH | 96.1 | 9 |
| REVERE | 91.7 | 156 |
| RICHMOND | 94.8 | 30 |
| ROCHESTER | 90.4 | 213 |
| ROCKLAND | 91.4 | 167 |
| ROCKPORT | 93.2 | 97 |
| ROWE | 96.8 | 3 |
| ROWLEY | 96.1 | 10 |
| ROYALSTON | 85.3 | 297 |
| RUSSELL | 91.5 | 165 |
| RUTLAND | 88.8 | 249 |
| SALEM | 85.9 | 288 |
| SALISBURY | 94.1 | 59 |
| SANDISFIELD | 93.4 | 91 |
| SANDWICH | 89.6 | 237 |
| SAUGUS | 93.2 | 98 |
| SAVOY | 85.4 | 293 |
| SCITUATE | 93.9 | 68 |
| SEEKONK | 95.0 | 20 |
| SHARON | 90.8 | 190 |
| SHEFFIELD | 80.8 | 329 |
| SHELBURNE | 90.5 | 206 |
| SHERBORN | 91.5 | 161 |
| SHIRLEY | 83.4 | 315 |
| SHREWSBURY | 93.3 | 95 |
| SHUTESBURY | 91.8 | 150 |
| SOMERSET | 92.3 | 135 |
| SOMERVILLE | 87.4 | 270 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 94.9 | 28 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 89.2 | 243 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 83.2 | 319 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 89.6 | 235 |
| SOUTHWICK | 94.1 | 56 |
| SPENCER | 91.1 | 180 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 83.7 | 313 |
| STERLING | 87.6 | 265 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 88.3 | 255 |
| STONEHAM | 90.5 | 202 |
| STOUGHTON | 93.0 | 107 |
| STOW | 92.9 | 112 |
| STURBRIDGE | 91.5 | 164 |
| SUDBURY | 93.7 | 79 |
| SUNDERLAND | 90.6 | 200 |
| SUTTON | 94.6 | 38 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 94.4 | 43 |
| SWANSEA | 93.9 | 67 |
| TAUNTON | 85.5 | 291 |
| TEMPLETON | 89.8 | 228 |
| TEWKSBURY | 94.9 | 25 |
| TISBURY | 93.5 | 86 |
| TOLLAND | 89.6 | 234 |
| TOPSFIELD | 94.3 | 47 |
| TOWNSEND | 86.2 | 286 |
| TRURO | 92.1 | 139 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 91.6 | 160 |
| TYRINGHAM | 88.7 | 251 |
| UPTON | 89.9 | 226 |
| UXBRIDGE | 95.0 | 24 |
| WAKEFIELD | 92.2 | 138 |
| WALES | 84.7 | 303 |
| WALPOLE | 91.9 | 149 |
| WALTHAM | 85.5 | 291 |
| WARE | 89.2 | 244 |
| WAREHAM | 92.5 | 128 |
| WARREN | 91.4 | 171 |
| WARWICK | 78.9 | 335 |
| WASHINGTON | 65.2 | 350 |
| WATERTOWN | 91.7 | 152 |
| WAYLAND | 93.0 | 106 |
| WEBSTER | 92.2 | 137 |
| WELLESLEY | 90.5 | 203 |
| WELLFLEET | 93.7 | 77 |
| WENDELL | 77.8 | 337 |
| WENHAM | 91.4 | 168 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 91.8 | 151 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 87.8 | 263 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 92.0 | 145 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 90.5 | 204 |
| WESTFIELD | 91.7 | 153 |
| WESTFORD | 91.0 | 183 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 89.0 | 247 |
| WESTMINSTER | 91.0 | 185 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 92.3 | 136 |
| WESTON | 81.7 | 325 |
| WESTPORT | 93.4 | 92 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 92.6 | 124 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 96.3 | 7 |
| WEST TISBURY | 81.7 | 324 |
| WESTWOOD | 94.2 | 55 |
| WEYMOUTH | 89.4 | 239 |
| WHATELY | 94.4 | 44 |
| WHITMAN | 95.0 | 22 |
| WILBRAHAM | 92.5 | 129 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 92.4 | 131 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 74.1 | 342 |
| WILMINGTON | 94.7 | 35 |
| WINCHENDON | 84.8 | 301 |
| WINCHESTER | 94.7 | 35 |
| WINDSOR | 87.5 | 266 |
| WINTHROP | 89.7 | 233 |
| WOBURN | 91.1 | 179 |
| WORCESTER | 71.7 | 346 |
| WORTHINGTON | 90.5 | 209 |
| WRENTHAM | 91.5 | 163 |
| YARMOUTH | 94.2 | 52 |