Health & Fitness
What Goes Up and Never Goes Down?
Acton's property tax bills have risen every year for the last 25 years, often faster than inflation or Proposition 2 1/2. If kept at 2.5% per year, our taxes would be half what they are now.
If you answered your property tax bill, you'd be right!
Acton's property taxes have risen every year for 25 years and by most measures, we are among the municipalities with the highest property taxes in the Commonwealth.
In 1988, Acton's average single-family property tax bill, according to the Dept. of Revenue, was $2,683. Per-capita income in 1989 was $25,792.
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In 2012, the Dept. of Revenue website shows Acton's average tax bill as $9,259. Our per-capita income in 2012 is estimated at $55,111. (See attachments for the DOR file summary, "Acton Average SF Tax Bill".)
In round numbers, our income has doubled in 25 years while our property taxes have risen four-fold....
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