Boston, MA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In Boston's 02113 ZIP code, homes carry a median value of $662,000, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.66% yields an annual bill of roughly $4,370. Households here earn a median of $113,314, with per-capita income at $84,919, so that tax equals about 3.9% of median household earnings — a share that stays contained because incomes run high. The 6.25% combined sales tax applies to purchases across the area. Buyers weighing this market should note that the price of entry is steep, yet the ongoing tax load tracks earnings rather than overwhelming them.
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