Springfield, MA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 01144, near Springfield, the combined tax picture leans on two figures: a 1.49% county-level property tax rate and a 6.25% sales tax. How those land in a household budget depends on housing and earnings, which the data here doesn't spell out. What's clear is that property taxes are assessed at the county level, so the rate applies to whatever assessed value a home carries, while the sales tax adds 6.25% to most purchases. Together they shape the ongoing cost of living in this area, with the property rate carrying more weight for owners than the sales tax does for everyday spending.