MASSACHUSETTS PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Massachusetts property tax calculator
Massachusetts's effective property tax rate is 1.003%: owner-occupiers paid a median $5,992 a year on homes with a median value of $562,100. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $3,009.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $3,009.00
- A month
- $250.75
- Rate
- 1.003%, statewide
Massachusetts property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County | 0.65% | $4,239 | $629,000 |
| Berkshire County | 1.129% | $4,036 | $305,400 |
| Bristol County | 1.029% | $4,807 | $451,200 |
| Dukes County | 0.461% | $5,828 | $1,165,800 |
| Essex County | 1.024% | $6,430 | $619,100 |
| Franklin County | 1.322% | $4,720 | $329,000 |
| Hampden County | 1.411% | $4,455 | $298,800 |
| Hampshire County | 1.356% | $5,589 | $390,300 |
| Middlesex County | 1.006% | $7,501 | $727,800 |
| Nantucket County | 0.271% | $3,974 | $1,593,800 |
| Norfolk County | 1.023% | $7,261 | $683,900 |
| Plymouth County | 1.061% | $6,502 | $556,000 |
| Suffolk County | 0.688% | $4,649 | $705,800 |
| Worcester County | 1.249% | $5,438 | $423,700 |
Massachusetts homestead exemption
- Massachusetts has no statewide homestead exemption amount; any exemption for homeowners is adopted by the city or town.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Massachusetts property tax questions
How much is property tax in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts's effective property tax rate is 1.003%: owner-occupiers paid a median $5,992 a year on homes with a median value of $562,100. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $3,009.00 a year.
Which county in Massachusetts has the highest property tax?
Hampden County, with an effective rate of 1.411%; Nantucket County has the lowest, at 0.271%. On a $300,000 home that is $4,233.00 a year in Hampden County and $813.00 in Nantucket County.
Does Massachusetts have a homestead exemption?
Massachusetts has no statewide homestead exemption amount; any exemption for homeowners is adopted by the city or town. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a Massachusetts tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Massachusetts paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Massachusetts General Laws chapter 59, section 5