Taxes in Lawrence
Lawrence's property tax rate runs genuinely below the Massachusetts statewide average, under Massachusetts's standard flat state income tax and uniform sales tax.
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Learn moreA genuinely below-average property tax rate
Lawrence's FY2025 residential rate ran $8.80 per $1,000 of assessed value (roughly 0.88% effective) -- approximately 29% below the Massachusetts statewide average of roughly $12.40 per $1,000.
Massachusetts's flat state income tax applies, well below the surtax threshold
Massachusetts's flat 5% state income tax applies in Lawrence as statewide; Lawrence's own median household income sits well below the $1,107,750 threshold where the state's additional 4% surtax would apply.
A uniform statewide sales tax
Massachusetts's uniform 6.25% sales tax, with no local add-on, applies in Lawrence exactly as statewide.
Key takeaways
- Lawrence's property tax rate runs approximately 29% below the Massachusetts statewide average.
- Massachusetts's flat 5% state income tax applies; the 4% millionaires surtax is not relevant to Lawrence's typical household income.
- Massachusetts's uniform 6.25% sales tax applies in Lawrence with no local add-on.
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