Cost of Living in Quincy
Quincy's cost of living runs genuinely expensive by national standards, close to Massachusetts's own substantial statewide picture, offset by real transit and employment advantages.
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Learn moreHousing costs close to the state average
Quincy's average home value ($621,968, per Zillow) runs close to, though modestly below, Massachusetts's $667,265 statewide average -- genuinely expensive by national standards, the most expensive of this pass's four Massachusetts Tier A markets.
A property tax rate close to the statewide range
Quincy's effective property tax rate (a real, disclosed spread of 1.09%-1.15% depending on source) runs within, not far above, Massachusetts's own statewide range.
Massachusetts's statewide income and sales tax apply
Quincy residents pay Massachusetts's real flat 5% state income tax and the state's single, uniform 6.25% sales tax -- see massachusetts.js for the full statewide disclosure.
Key takeaways
- Quincy's average home value runs close to the Massachusetts statewide average -- genuinely expensive nationally.
- Quincy's effective property tax rate falls within Massachusetts's own statewide range.
- Massachusetts's statewide flat income tax and uniform sales tax apply identically in Quincy.
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