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Massachusetts & Montana Property Tax Calculator

Applies Massachusetts’s effective rate of 1.00% and its $500,000 homestead exemption.

Massachusetts, Montana share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 2.

Massachusetts property tax estimator

Applies Massachusetts’s effective rate of 1.00% and its $500,000 homestead exemption.

Estimated annual tax —
Monthly escrow —
Saved by exemption —

Massachusetts at a glance

FigureMassachusettsSource
Effective property tax rate1.00%[1]
Median home value$673,000[1]
Tax on the median home$6,730[1]
Homestead exemption$500,000[2]

[1] [2] Sources

Effective property tax rate — all 50 states

Massachusetts highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Effective property tax rate — all 50 states. Massachusetts is 1.00%, ranked 16 of 50. The national median is 0.79%, the highest is 1.88% (Illinois), and the lowest is 0.29% (Hawaii). IL 1.88% NJ 1.88% CT 1.54% VT 1.51% NH 1.50% NE 1.44% TX 1.40% OH 1.36% IA 1.33% WI 1.32% NY 1.30% PA 1.26% KS 1.21% MI 1.19% RI 1.12% MA 1.00% MN 1.00% SD 1.00% ME 0.98% AK 0.94% MD 0.92% ND 0.92% MO 0.89% OR 0.81% GA 0.79% OK 0.79% FL 0.78% VA 0.78% IN 0.76% WA 0.75% KY 0.74% CA 0.70% NC 0.66% NM 0.63% MT 0.61% MS 0.58% AR 0.56% LA 0.55% DE 0.54% WY 0.53% TN 0.52% WV 0.51% CO 0.50% ID 0.50% NV 0.50% SC 0.49% AZ 0.48% UT 0.48% AL 0.37% HI 0.29%

Highlighted: Massachusetts, ranked 16 of 50. Median 0.79%.

Massachusetts property tax by home value

Annual tax at Massachusetts's 1.00% effective rate, with and without homestead.

Home valueAnnualMonthlyNo exemption
$75,000$0$0$750
$100,000$0$0$1,000
$125,000$0$0$1,250
$150,000$0$0$1,500
$175,000$0$0$1,750
$200,000$0$0$2,000
$225,000$0$0$2,250
$250,000$0$0$2,500
$300,000$0$0$3,000
$350,000$0$0$3,500
$400,000$0$0$4,000
$450,000$0$0$4,500
$500,000$0$0$5,000
$600,000$1,000$83$6,000
$700,000$2,000$167$7,000
$850,000$3,500$292$8,500
$1,000,000$5,000$417$10,000
$1,250,000$7,500$625$12,500

Worked figures for Massachusetts

Massachusetts values:

ValueAnnualMonthlyEffective
$100,000$0$00.00%
$150,000$0$00.00%
$200,000$0$00.00%
$250,000$0$00.00%
$300,000$0$00.00%
$400,000$0$00.00%
$500,000$0$00.00%
$600,000$1,000$830.17%
$750,000$2,500$2080.33%
$900,000$4,000$3330.44%
$1,000,000$5,000$4170.50%
$1,500,000$10,000$8330.67%

How Massachusetts compares nationally

On effective property tax rate, Massachusetts ranks #16 of 50 at 1.00% — 27% above the median of 0.79%. The national range runs from 0.29% (Hawaii) to 1.88% (Illinois).

RankStateEffective property tax rate
#14Michigan1.19%
#15Rhode Island1.12%
#16Massachusetts1.00%
#17Minnesota1.00%
#18South Dakota1.00%

Mid-range effective rates, ranked

Same rule structure as Massachusetts:

StateEffective property tax ratevs Massachusetts
Nebraska1.44%+44.0%
Texas1.40%+40.0%
Ohio1.36%+36.0%
Iowa1.33%+33.0%
Wisconsin1.32%+32.0%
Pennsylvania1.26%+26.0%
Kansas1.21%+21.0%
Michigan1.19%+19.0%
Rhode Island1.12%+12.0%
Massachusetts1.00%—
Maine0.98%-2.0%
Alaska0.94%-6.0%

Massachusetts questions, answered with Massachusetts numbers

What is property tax on a median Massachusetts home?▾
Massachusetts's median home is $673,000 and its effective rate is 1.00%, giving roughly $1,730 a year — about $144 a month in escrow.
What about a $500,000 home?▾
Approximately $0 annually, after Massachusetts's $500,000 homestead exemption saves you about $5,000.
Does Massachusetts have a homestead exemption?▾
Yes — $500,000 off assessed value for a primary residence, worth about $5,000 a year at Massachusetts's rate.

Other mid-range effective rates

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Massachusetts figures only — verify with the relevant Massachusetts agency before acting. How this is calculated.