Buzzards Bay, MA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 02561, near Buzzards Bay, homes carry a median value of $481,900, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.67% works out to roughly $3,229 a year for a home at that price. With per-capita income at $36,457, that tax bill equals about 8.9% of annual earnings per person — a real cost, though the low rate keeps it from climbing higher. Sales tax sits at 6.25%. High home values paired with lower incomes make ownership a stretch here, even with the tax rate working in buyers' favor.