Holliston, Hopkinton Among Top 10 Tax Bills in Area
Holliston and Hopkinton are ranked 9 and 6 respectively out of 37 for the lowest average tax bill, according to the state.
If your tax bill seemed too hefty this year that's because it was. Holliston and Hopkinton residents pay significantly more than residents of other area towns.
According to a spreadsheet published by the state Division of Local Services, Holliston is ranked 9th and Hopkinton is ranked 6th out of 37 towns within a 15-mile radius, in order of most-expensive to least-expensive.
The average tax bill for the 37 towns surrounding Milford (the center of the study) was $5,962.
In order of most to least expensive, here are the average single-family tax bills for 2013:
1. Sherborn — $13,883
2. Dover — $12,790
3. Westwood — $9,287
4. Medfield — $8,859
5. Southborough — $8,573
6. Hopkinton — $8,285
7. Westborough — $7,972
8. Norfolk — $7,186
9. Holliston — $7,090
10. Medway — $6,336
11. Walpole — $6,231
12. Natick — $6,216
13. Northborough — $6,181
14. Ashland — $6,125
15. Upton — $5,809
16. Framingham — $5,783
17. Wrentham — $5,573
18. Millis — $5,540
19. Foxborough — $5,466
20. Mendon — $5,260
21. Grafton — $5,053
22. Franklin — $4,990
23. Sutton — $4,845
24. Hopedale — $4,584
25. Plainville — $4,572
26. Marlborough — $4,540
27. Uxbridge — $4,474
28. Milford — $4,455
29. Shrewsbury — $4,322
30. Blackstone — $4,210
31. Douglas — $4,138
32. North Attleborough — $4,059
33. Millville — $3,809
34. Bellingham — $3,710
35. Auburn — $3,653
36. Millbury — $3,495
37. Northbridge — $3,234
HollistonGuy
9:57 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Thank you sir may I have another!
HollistonGuy
10:13 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
And for the privilege of paying one of the highest tax bills in the state, I get to also pay extra for my kids to take the bus and for my trash to be picked up. Thanks liberals...keep blindly checking the D candidate
Jim Cirello
5:23 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
It is a bit of an 'apples and oranges' comparison to look at an average single family property tax bill amongst communities. Better to look at the residential property tax RATE for comparison. Hopkinton's residential tax rate has nearly doubled in the 12 yrs that we have been here. The current rate is outrageous and far above some of the communities in the above comparison. It is time for the citizens to insist on better management of our town. Amongst other things, the town of Hopkinton is much too generous with TIFs and land purchases. It is time that the town show the cost-benefit of the TIFs it freely grants and time that the town stop buying land which typically benefits the sellers' immensely. Last year, Hopkinton purchased the undevelopable former Elmwood Farm on Ash Street for more than 2x its assessed value. That was outrageous.