What is the effective property tax rate in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts's statewide effective property tax rate is about 1.07% of home value per year. Your county's rate will differ, and disabled-veteran exemptions can reduce or eliminate the bill.

Massachusetts Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

2026 rules · verified against Massachusetts's primary source

Massachusetts offers a partial disabled-veteran property tax break, but not a full exemption at 100%.

Who qualifies and how much

MA legal resident/domicile; amounts are credits off tax owed, not value exemptions. A 100% P&T (or unemployable/TDIU) vet gets $1,000 (Clause 22E); full exemption only for paraplegic/100% SC blind (22F) or combat surviving spouse (22D). 2024 HERO Act lets municipalities double amounts. Effective rate source: WalletHub (Census-based).

10to90 Clause22$400 off tax

loss One Limb or Medal Of Honor Clause22A$750 off tax

loss Two Limbs or blind Both Eyes Clause22B$1,250 off tax

total Disability plus specially Adapted Housing Clause22C$1,500 off tax

100pct or unemployable Clause22E$1,000 off tax

paraplegic or 100pct SCblind Clause22FFull exemption

Full exemption at 100% P&T?

No (partial only)

Effective property tax rate

1.07%

Source: https://www.salemma.gov/182/Veterans-Exemptions · verified July 2026

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Massachusetts Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

2026 rules · verified against Massachusetts's primary source

Massachusetts offers a partial disabled-veteran property tax break, but not a full exemption at 100%.

Who qualifies and how much

10to90 Clause22$400 off tax

loss One Limb or Medal Of Honor Clause22A$750 off tax

loss Two Limbs or blind Both Eyes Clause22B$1,250 off tax

total Disability plus specially Adapted Housing Clause22C$1,500 off tax

100pct or unemployable Clause22E$1,000 off tax

paraplegic or 100pct SCblind Clause22FFull exemption

Full exemption at 100% P&T?

No (partial only)

Effective property tax rate

1.07%

Source: https://www.salemma.gov/182/Veterans-Exemptions · verified July 2026

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