Woburn's residential tax rate is well 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, but not in Woburn.
Out of 27 communities in the area, Woburn's 2013 residential tax rate lands among the lowest rates, according to figures 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).
Woburn's 10.40 is the second-lowest, and the same as the residential tax rate last year. The commercial rate in the city has increased—26.83 in 2012 to 27.01 in 2013.
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 rate of $31.96 is the highest commercial rate of the communities surveyed, while Winchester is the lowest with a rate of $12.01.
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Check the chart below to see comparisons between communities:
Information taken from the state Division of Local Services. In order from lowest residential rate in 2013 to highest. See the attached PDF for more 2013 tax rates as approved by the state.
| Community | Residential Tax Rate | Commercial and Industrial Tax Rate | Residential Exemption | ||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
| Cambridge | 8.66 | 8.48 | 21.50 | 20.76 | 30% | ||||
| Woburn | 10.40 | 10.40 | 27.01 | 26.83 | |||||
| Saugus | 11.28 | 11.04 | 24.90 | 24.16 | |||||
| Brookline | 11.65 | 11.40 | 18.97 | 18.58 | 20% | ||||
| Burlington | 11.85 | 11.55 | 31.70 | 30.95 | |||||
| Peabody | 11.98 | 11.82 | 23.57 | 23.43 | |||||
| Wakefield | 12.29 | 11.90 | 24.97 | 24.18 | |||||
| Medford | 12.36 | 12.03 | 24.39 | 23.72 | |||||
| Winchester | 12.77 | 12.55 | 12.01 | 11.77 | |||||
| Melrose | 13.03 | 12.76 | 19.90 | 19.47 | |||||
| Stoneham | 13.06 | 12.61 | 21.00 | 20.25 | |||||
| Boston | 13.14 | 13.04 | 31.96 | 31.92 | 30% | ||||
| Belmont | 13.33 | 13.35 | 13.33 | 13.35 | |||||
| Somerville | 13.42 | 13.09 | 22.38 | 21.85 | 30% | ||||
| Arlington | 13.61 | 13.66 | 13.61 | 13.66 | |||||
| Wilmington | 13.61 | 12.14 | 28.64 | 28.10 | |||||
| North Andover | 13.72 | 12.92 | 18.85 | 19.16 | |||||
| Andover | 14.51 | 14.15 | 24.26 | 23.54 | |||||
| Danvers | 14.54 | 13.93 | 20.23 | 19.38 | |||||
| Lynnfield | 14.82 | 14.26 | 16.29 | 15.56 | |||||
| Reading | 14.94 | 14.15 | 14.94 | 14.15 | |||||
| Tewksbury | 15.44 | 14.93 | 25.60 | 25.05 | |||||
| Malden | 15.88 | 14.33 | 25.42 | 24.84 | 20% | ||||
| North Reading | 16.04 | 14.38 | 16.04 | 14.38 | |||||
| Westford | 16.13 | 15.55 | 16.38 | 15.79 | |||||
| Salem | 16.38 | 15.63 | 31.46 | 29.81 | 20% | ||||
| Chelmsford | 17.95 | 17.49 | 17.95 | 17.49 |
