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Why are taxes so high in Plymouth? |
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Although Benjamin Franklin was correct1, no one likes paying taxes. Just the same, it's important to keep perspective on taxes and relate them to neighboring communities to put them in context. The table below does just that:
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Municipality
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Single Family Tax Bill
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Statewide
Hi-Lo Rank
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Average Home Value
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Tax Rate
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DUXBURY
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$ 6,290
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32
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$ 639,256
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$ 9.84
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PLYMPTON
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$ 4,382
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72
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$ 381,380
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$11.49
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KINGSTON
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$ 3,918
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100
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$ 382,994
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$10.23
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SANDWICH
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$ 3,861
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105
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$ 412,492
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$ 9.36
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HALIFAX
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$ 3,852
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108
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$ 320,483
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$12.02
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CARVER
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$ 3,586
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130
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$ 316,252
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$11.34
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PLYMOUTH
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$ 3,408
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147
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$ 344,917
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$ 9.88
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BOURNE
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$ 2,946
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202
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$ 453,258
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$ 6.50
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Plymouth ranks 147th out of 306 towns and cities in Massachusetts2.
Want to see the whole survey? Click here for Excel or here for Open Document Format .
1 "Nothing is certain but death and taxes"
2 Source, Commonwealth of MA Department of Revenue
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