Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Suffolk County is $3,009.00 per year, based on a median home value of $384,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.78% of property value.

Suffolk County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the fourteen counties in Massachusetts, Suffolk County is ranked 7th by median property taxes, and 10th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Suffolk County has lower property taxes than many other Massachusetts counties. The median home value is $384,500.00, compared to the median property value in Massachusetts of $338,500.00

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7th out of 14 By median yearly property tax

10th out of 14 By percentage of median home value

12th out of 14 By percentage of median income

You can see how Suffolk County (highlighted in green) compares to the fourteen other counties in Massachusetts with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Massachusetts, see our Massachusetts county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Massachusetts counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Suffolk County are the responsibility of the Suffolk County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Boston, Massachusetts.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Suffolk County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Suffolk County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Suffolk County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Suffolk County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Suffolk County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).