Taxes in Northampton
Northampton's tax picture layers a modestly elevated property tax rate onto Massachusetts's statewide flat income tax and uniform sales tax.
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Learn moreA modestly elevated property tax rate
Northampton's FY2025 residential rate of $13.93 per $1,000 of assessed value (approximately 1.39% effective) runs modestly above Massachusetts's own statewide average (1.00%-1.17%), producing a median annual bill of approximately $5,487 on a home valued at approximately $398,000.
Massachusetts's statewide income and sales tax apply
Northampton residents pay Massachusetts's real flat 5% state income tax (with the additional 4% surtax above $1,107,750 of taxable income) and the state's uniform, single-rate 6.25% sales tax with no local add-on.
No unusual local tax layer beyond property tax
Unlike some other Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Tier A markets documented in this project, this record did not find an unusually elevated local income-tax or fee layer specific to Northampton beyond its property tax rate.
Key takeaways
- Northampton's effective property tax rate (~1.39%) runs modestly above Massachusetts's own statewide average.
- Massachusetts's flat 5% income tax and uniform 6.25% sales tax apply in Northampton as statewide.
- No unusually elevated local tax layer beyond property tax was found this pass.
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