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 |