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Massachusetts Property Tax (2026)

Info: Massachusetts property tax is assessed and collected locally by each city or town, based on the full and fair cash value of the property as set by local assessors.

InfoVerified Jul 11, 2026

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Massachusetts property tax is assessed and collected locally by each city or town, based on the full and fair cash value of the property as set by local assessors. Tax rates are determined locally from the levy each community needs, and total levy growth is capped by Proposition 2½ (about 2.5% a year). The state Department of Revenue's Division of Local Services oversees local assessing but does not set individual bills.

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Property Tax in states bordering Massachusetts

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ConnecticutInfo
Town-level tax administered by the 169 municipalities. Real property is assessed at 70% of fair market value (CGS 12-62a) and taxed at the mill rate the town sets ($1 of tax per $1,000 of assessment) — rates vary widely by town (OPM publishes the annual list). The motor-vehicle mill rate is capped at 32.46 mills.
Verified Jul 6, 2026 · Source: portal.ct.gov · Full Connecticut rule →
New HampshireInfo
Property taxes are assessed, levied, and collected locally by municipalities based on assessed valuation (RSA 76); each town's rate is set annually, so bills vary widely by municipality.
Verified Jul 16, 2026 · Source: revenue.nh.gov · Full New Hampshire rule →
New YorkInfo
Levied locally in New York: local assessors set assessed values (final assessment rolls published in most towns July 1), and school districts and municipalities bill on that value — rates vary widely by locality. STAR and senior/veterans/disability exemptions can lower the bill; assessments can be contested (grievance, then small-claims review by July 31).
Verified Jul 17, 2026 · Source: tax.ny.gov · Full New York rule →
Rhode IslandInfo
Rhode Island has no state property tax; real property is assessed and taxed locally by each city and town, overseen by the RI Division of Municipal Finance. Rates vary widely by municipality, and state law caps a municipality's annual property tax levy increase at 4% (R.I. Gen. Laws 44-5-2).
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: municipalfinance.ri.gov · Full Rhode Island rule →
VermontInfo
Vermont property tax has two layers: a statewide education property tax with separate homestead and nonhomestead rates set per town each year based on school budgets (the Dept. of Taxes publishes the rates by town annually), plus municipal property taxes. Rates vary town to town.
Verified Jul 19, 2026 · Source: tax.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →

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