Boston area homeowners pay a modest amount in property taxes, at least compared to other big cities with expensive housing markets.
Local taxing bodies gathered $5.7 billion in property taxes in 2016, according to property tax data released Thursday by ATTOM Data. With an effective tax rate of 1.26, Boston ranks 79th out of 217 in tax rate.
Here is a breakdown of Boston area tax data for 2016, including information on the housing market and by county:
| City/county | No. of home units | No. of single family homes | Average home value | Average property tax bill | Effective tax rate | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1.9 million | 861,000 | $526,060 | $6,624 | 1.26 | 79/217 |
| Middlesex | 614,879 | 288,386 | $622,526 | $7,420 | 1.19 | 247/586 |
| Norfolk | 271,803 | 152,887 | $580,363 | $7,002 | 1.21 | 243/586 |
| Essex | 307,174 | 153,463 | $485,459 | $6,067 | 1.25 | 232/586 |
| Plymouth | 201,328 | 138,968 | $424,231 | $5,480 | 1.29 | 275/586 |
| Suffolk | 316,000 | 40,890 | $565,572 | $5,226 | 0.92 | 362/586 |