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Mayor Wu filed legislation to lessen the impact of an increase in residential property taxes, but the measure wasn’t approved by the State Senate. Use our calculator to better understand how the legislation would have impacted you.

Assessing

Our mission is to accurately assess property and provide prompt and courteous help to the public. We determine the value of property in Boston for the purpose of taxation.

Latest updates:

It’s February and the abatement application filing period is now closed.

However, there is still time to file a residential or personal exemption application.

The deadline for filing these applications this year is Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

If you have questions about the Residential Exemption or want to know about our exemptions for the blind, disabled veterans, or seniors, please reach out to our Taxpayer Referral and Assistance Center at 617-635-4287, or email our staff at TRACFAXSG@boston.gov.

 

Our page has a lot of information about property values and exemptions for you to explore in the links below.

You can search FY 2025 real estate assessments and taxes online through our online Assessing tool:

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Personal Property Tax

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Movable, physical property is subject to the personal property tax, but there are exceptions. Learn more about personal property tax.

Personal Property Tax

 

Community Preservation Act (CPA) Surcharge

In November 2016, Boston voters approved the Community Preservation Act (CPA) by voting “yes” on Ballot Question 5. By adopting the act, the City has created a Community Preservation Fund.

Community Preservation Act surcharge

The City finances the fund in part by a 1% property tax-based surcharge on residential and business property tax bills. You may see the surcharge on your property tax bills.

cpa surcharge information

Learn about the program

Taxpayer Referral and Assistance Center

"TRAC" offers a "one-stop" service at City Hall for Boston taxpayers on tax-related matters.

Learn more about the center
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