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Old 10-18-2012, 02:13 PM
 
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Hi,
I'm a prospective first time home buyer. I'm looking for a quick reference chart/website/link that'll give me a rough estimate of "true cost of ownership" when it comes to taxes on a per-town basis?
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Old 10-18-2012, 08:13 PM
 
Location: Needham, MA
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Real estate tax rates are typically listed on a town's website. Just Google "residential real estate tax rate in [insert name of town here]" and you'll come up with it. I'm not aware of any resource that lists the rates in every town, but if you come up with one let me know.
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Old 10-19-2012, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Most listings will say what the current year property tax is. If you haven't gotten any particular property picked out, you can find a few listings in the towns you're looking in and get a sense of the tax for each of them. That gives you a ballpark to budget for. Of course the actual tax for what you end up buying will depend on the assessed valuse AND the tax rate of the town.
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Old 10-19-2012, 02:43 PM
 
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I looked into this too when buying recently. Here is a listing

2012 Massachusetts Tax Rates Residential Housing and Commercial by City/Town | Real Estate and Red Sox -Massachusetts Homes for Sale
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