2013 Tax Rates by Municipality: How Does Burlington Compare?
Burlington's residential tax rate is below the average rate for the coming year in other towns and cities surveyed.
As 2013 begins, property tax rates are increasing for residents across Massachusetts, including in Burlington —so how does that compare to surrounding communities? Out of 27 communities in the area, Burlington's residential tax rate lands among the lower rates, according to rates compiled by Patch through the state Department of Revenue's Division of Local Services. Chelmsford's 2013 residential tax rate of $17.95 is the highest of the communities surveyed. Cambridge continues to levy the lowest residential taxes, with a 2013 rate of $8.66 (Cambridge also adopts a residential exemption). The average residential tax rate for those communities surveyed was $13.09 in 2012 and has risen to $13.58 for this coming year. Boston's commercial tax …
Gary B. Kasky
12:00 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Lets stop spending in Burlington so that real estate tax increases will not be needed for at least one year. Taxes go up every year and it has been many years since no real estate increase was necessary. Where does all the money go from the meal tax, which I understand brings in over one million a year! Gary B. Kasky TMM Precinct 6 more ›