Decade of rising bills
An examination of changes in residential property taxes between fiscal year 2004 and this year found a wide range of increases for the average single-family home in 48 area communities, from a low of 20 percent to 73 percent on the high end.
| Town | Fiscal 2014 taxes | Percentage increase since 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Abington | $4,832 | 33 |
| Avon | $4,218 | 73 |
| Braintree | $3,960 | 39 |
| Bridgewater | $4,910 | 56 |
| Brockton | $3,264 | 34 |
| Canton | $5,805 | 54 |
| Carver | $4,335 | 35 |
| Cohasset | $10,787 | 46 |
| Dedham | $6,217 | 68 |
| Duxbury | $9,180 | 59 |
| East Bridgewater | $5,119 | 66 |
| Easton | $6,040 | 58 |
| Foxborough | $4,243 | 52 |
| Freetown | $3,484 | 29 |
| Halifax | $5,010 | 53 |
| Hanover | $6,706 | 43 |
| Hanson | $4,402 | 27 |
| Hingham | $8,228 | 50 |
| Holbrook | $4,379 | 28 |
| Hull | $5,013 | 42 |
| Kingston | $5,431 | 58 |
| Lakeville | $3,988 | 53 |
| Mansfield | $5,628 | 34 |
| Marion | $5,876 | 35 |
| Marshfield | $5,002 | 50 |
| Mattapoisett | $5,556 | 47 |
| Middleborough | $3,972 | 38 |
| Milton | $7,740 | 58 |
| Norton | $4,341 | 41 |
| Norwell | $8,818 | 58 |
| Norwood | $4,205 | 50 |
| Pembroke | $4,744 | 38 |
| Plymouth | $4,536 | 40 |
| Plympton | $5,535 | 33 |
| Quincy | $4,757 | 31 |
| Randolph | $4,243 | 52 |
| Raynham | $4,534 | 64 |
| Rochester | $4,657 | 59 |
| Rockland | $4,557 | 54 |
| Scituate | $6,268 | 55 |
| Sharon | $8,914 | 37 |
| Stoughton | $4,321 | 37 |
| Walpole | $6,405 | 50 |
| Wareham | $2,480 | 33 |
| West Bridgewater | $4,618 | 45 |
| Westwood | $9,601 | 44 |
| Weymouth | $3,755 | 39 |
| Whitman | $4,039 | 20 |
SOURCE: Massachusetts Department of Revenue |