Norwood Ranks #178 in State for Real Estate Taxes Paid Last Year

Norwood taxpayers paid an average of $3,862 in real estate taxes during fiscal year 2012, according to data recently released by the Department of Revenue. 

Among the Commonwealth’s 351 cities and towns, Norwood ranks Number 178 on the list of towns that pay the highest real estate taxes in 2012 with Weston paying the highest at $16,643 and Hancock (home of Hancock Shaker Village, population 721) paying the least at $759.

Here is a snapshot of what some of our neighbors paid in 2012:

Rank, Town, Taxes

• 1  -  Weston, $16,643
• 2  -  Sherborn, $13,534
• 4  -  Dover, $12,390
• 6  -  Wellesley, $11,860
• 19 - Westwood, $9,019
• 20 - Newton, $8,910
• 22 - Medfield, $8,811
• 25 - Sharon, $8,310
• 27 - Needham, $8,075
• 43 - Norfolk, $6,927
• 44 - Holliston, $6,916
• 56 - Medway, $6,105
• 57 - Natick, $6,015
• 64 - Framingham, $5,774
• 65 - Dedham, $5,770
• 67 - Walpole, $5,740
• 76 - Canton, $5,526
• 87 - Millis, $5,226
• 88 - Foxborough, $5,174
• 89 - Mansfield, $5,164

For a complete list, see the attached document compiled by Patch using DOR data. For additional data, click here. 

Editor's Note: The DOR chart does not include data from Barnstable, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Nantucket, Somerset, Somerville, Tisbury, Waltham or Watertown.