Massachusetts property taxes by county
Across Massachusetts, the median owner-occupied home pays $5,992 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $562,100 — an effective property-tax rate of 1.066%. That ranks Massachusetts #17 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 14 Massachusetts county-equivalents in the Census data — 14 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 1.066%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $5,992 ± $18
- Median home value
- $562,100
- National rank
- #17 of 51
All Massachusetts counties
Every Massachusetts county-equivalent in the Census data (14 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Hampden County | 1.491% | $4,455 | $298,800 | #357 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | 1.435% | $4,720 | $329,000 | #427 |
| Hampshire County | 1.432% | $5,589 | $390,300 | #430 |
| Berkshire County | 1.322% | $4,036 | $305,400 | #561 |
| Worcester County | 1.283% | $5,438 | $423,700 | #622 |
| Plymouth County | 1.169% | $6,502 | $556,000 | #779 |
| Bristol County | 1.065% | $4,807 | $451,200 | #970 |
| Norfolk County | 1.062% | $7,261 | $683,900 | #980 |
| Essex County | 1.039% | $6,430 | $619,100 | #1024 |
| Middlesex County | 1.031% | $7,501 | $727,800 | #1042 |
| Barnstable County | 0.674% | $4,239 | $629,000 | #1985 |
| Suffolk County | 0.659% | $4,649 | $705,800 | #2039 |
| Dukes County | 0.500% | $5,828 | $1,165,800 | #2636 |
| Nantucket County | 0.249% | $3,974 | $1,593,800 | #3115 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Massachusetts?
- Statewide, Massachusetts's effective property-tax rate is 1.066% — the state median real-estate taxes ($5,992) divided by the state median home value ($562,100), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Massachusetts county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Massachusetts's statewide figure is 1.066%.