The calculator below is pre-filled with Middlesex County's own property tax rate and insurance average (expand "More options" to see or edit them) — not just Massachusetts's statewide figures.

Middlesex County at a glance

Effective property tax rate: 1.03% of home value / year
Median home price: $755,300
Homeowners insurance (avg/year): $2,009
Conforming loan limit (1-unit, 2026): $962,550

County data last updated 2026-08-20. FIPS 25017. Full source list on /methodology.

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Massachusetts at a glance

Median home price: $690,000
Typical closing costs: 2%–5% of price
Transfer tax: 0.456% of sale price, customarily paid by seller
Closing custom: attorney
Homestead exemption: Massachusetts has no broad, automatic, statewide ad-valorem homestead property tax exemption like FL or LA. Instead, under M.G.L. c. 59, § 5C, individual cities and towns may OPTIONALLY adopt a local 'residential exemption' that shifts a larger share of the tax burden from owner-occupied homes to non-owner-occupied and commercial property; most Massachusetts municipalities have not adopted it, but several major cities have, including Boston (saved qualifying homeowners up to $4,353.74 in the most recent fiscal year measured), Cambridge, and Somerville. Where adopted, owners must occupy the property as their primary residence as of January 1 and file an application by the town's deadline (e.g. April 1 for the following fiscal year in Boston); only one property per owner qualifies. Separately, Massachusetts's 'Declaration of Homestead' (M.G.L. c. 188) is an unrelated creditor-protection filing, not a property tax benefit, and is not reflected in this field.

First-time buyer / down payment assistance programs

MassHousing Mortgage
MassHousing (the state's affordable-housing finance agency) offers 30-year fixed-rate first mortgages (conventional and FHA) through 80+ participating lenders statewide, with more flexible income and credit requirements than typical conventional loans; can be paired with MassHousing's own down payment assistance. A 'Purchase and Renovation' variant finances a purchase and renovation costs in a single loan. Minimum credit scores generally range 640-700 depending on loan type, property type, and loan-to-value ratio.
MassHousing Down Payment Assistance (DPA)
Up to $30,000 in down payment assistance, structured as a second loan and available statewide, paired with a MassHousing first mortgage. Three repayment structures: (1) 0%-interest deferred loan up to $30,000, repaid at sale/refinance/payoff; (2) 15-year amortizing loan at 2% APR, max $25,000; (3) 15-year amortizing loan at 3% APR, max $25,000.