snapshot: assessed values, 2006-2011

By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | Feb. 2, 2012
Single-family homes in western Massachusetts tended to hold their assessed values better between 2006 and 2011 than homes in Greater Boston. Brockton, Revere, and Rockland were among the communities hit the hardest. The data is from the Department of Revenue.
MunicipalityPercent change in single-family assessed value, 06-11Rank2011 assessment2006 assessment
ABINGTON-17.20%325$298,094 $359,948
ACTON-5.50%180$500,492 $529,771
ACUSHNET-1.60%133$281,912 $286,631
ADAMS6.50%87$142,377 $133,712
AGAWAM7.50%84$217,672 $202,496
ALFORD29.40%9$662,523 $512,074
AMESBURY-12.30%283$310,557 $353,914
AMHERST1.20%118$334,568 $330,595
ANDOVER-5.60%182$529,775 $561,362
AQUINNAH26.70%12$1,256,205 $991,549
ARLINGTON7.80%80$479,345 $444,515
ASHBURNHAM-7.10%204$218,512 $235,126
ASHBY-14.00%298$227,091 $264,209
ASHFIELD2.80%108$240,308 $233,690
ASHLAND-8.90%231$364,552 $400,227
ATHOL-11.90%279$148,611 $168,600
ATTLEBORO-11.20%270$265,167 $298,744
AUBURN-10.40%252$222,492 $248,239
AVON-14.20%302$268,134 $312,376
AYER-6.70%198$272,354 $291,905
BARRE-6.60%197$205,589 $220,065
BECKET23.80%18$247,200 $199,745
BEDFORD0.50%120$513,497 $510,982
BELCHERTOWN5.10%96$251,488 $239,384
BELLINGHAM-6.80%201$264,943 $284,296
BELMONT-4.80%166$730,849 $767,679
BERKLEY-3.20%152$335,389 $346,305
BERLIN-5.70%183$385,321 $408,609
BERNARDSTON11.60%58$215,998 $193,629
BEVERLY-6.20%190$421,262 $449,269
BILLERICA-9.50%241$315,186 $348,328
BLACKSTONE-10.30%250$254,561 $283,662
BLANDFORD9.90%70$221,737 $201,774
BOLTON-10.60%257$455,777 $509,673
BOURNE-6.80%200$422,510 $453,258
BOXBOROUGH-8.10%218$507,184 $551,921
BOXFORD-14.90%313$573,875 $674,656
BOYLSTON-13.20%293$334,225 $385,257
BRAINTREE-11.80%278$352,009 $399,244
BREWSTER-5.90%186$458,251 $486,736
BRIDGEWATER-19.50%330$313,691 $389,672
BRIMFIELD3.60%103$236,521 $228,367
BROCKTON-29.90%337$193,187 $275,757
BROOKFIELD8.60%76$237,394 $218,543
BUCKLAND19.70%26$218,061 $182,123
BURLINGTON-8.00%216$374,382 $406,991
CANTON-2.90%145$462,699 $476,376
CARLISLE-2.20%139$722,226 $738,114
CARVER-15.70%319$266,699 $316,252
CHARLEMONT21.00%22$196,183 $162,186
CHARLTON-7.20%205$253,628 $273,387
CHATHAM-1.60%132$793,290 $806,189
CHELMSFORD-9.20%235$324,573 $357,329
CHESHIRE23.90%16$209,477 $169,038
CHESTER14.30%43$161,595 $141,346
CHESTERFIELD4.80%98$213,419 $203,600
CHICOPEE11.10%62$179,496 $161,511
CHILMARK11.00%63$1,848,833 $1,666,111
CLARKSBURG25.40%14$170,597 $136,007
CLINTON-14.20%303$219,816 $256,100
COHASSET9.90%69$853,994 $776,932
COLRAIN27.20%11$187,253 $147,175
CONCORD-7.40%208$839,569 $906,265
CONWAY10.20%66$300,525 $272,813
CUMMINGTON14.00%45$223,138 $195,651
DALTON12.90%50$201,953 $178,925
DANVERS-10.80%263$349,879 $392,196
DARTMOUTH-11.70%275$360,295 $408,190
DEDHAM-5.20%175$381,557 $402,359
DEERFIELD9.90%68$278,588 $253,428
DENNIS-4.00%155$407,314 $424,102
DIGHTON-7.60%213$299,334 $324,035
DOUGLAS-11.10%267$259,008 $291,398
DOVER-6.10%189$1,031,967 $1,099,287
DRACUT-14.70%311$271,782 $318,728
DUDLEY-12.70%285$214,732 $246,104
DUNSTABLE-0.20%127$408,249 $409,069
DUXBURY-8.60%223$584,588 $639,256
EAST BRIDGEWATER-2.10%137$318,331 $325,188
EAST BROOKFIELD-13.30%294$225,973 $260,749
EASTHAM-5.30%179$462,912 $488,786
EASTHAMPTON6.20%88$228,693 $215,355
EAST LONGMEADOW11.50%59$258,379 $231,735
EASTON-7.50%211$375,459 $406,037
EDGARTOWN4.40%99$1,103,328 $1,056,628
EGREMONT3.40%104$403,780 $390,556
ERVING13.70%46$186,154 $163,785
ESSEX6.80%86$515,462 $482,672
FAIRHAVEN0.10%123$271,169 $270,994
FALL RIVER-7.90%215$226,655 $246,163
FALMOUTH-2.70%144$490,714 $504,454
FITCHBURG-14.30%304$174,093 $203,041
FLORIDA19.60%27$154,242 $128,958
FOXBOROUGH-5.80%185$385,903 $409,838
FRAMINGHAM-14.60%310$324,214 $379,676
FRANKLIN-12.90%287$361,111 $414,807
FREETOWN-7.30%207$288,771 $311,665
GARDNER-13.00%288$174,163 $200,097
GEORGETOWN-9.60%244$378,843 $419,087
GILL32.30%6$210,627 $159,235
GLOUCESTER-7.40%210$466,043 $503,200
GOSHEN1.60%114$195,569 $192,437
GOSNOLD13.00%49$1,079,265 $954,887
GRAFTON-7.30%206$329,497 $355,492
GRANBY2.50%111$233,149 $227,405
GRANVILLE18.00%33$269,519 $228,350
GREAT BARRINGTON35.40%3$387,756 $286,345
GREENFIELD11.20%61$185,305 $166,690
GROTON-4.20%156$396,318 $413,486
GROVELAND-8.10%217$355,526 $386,714
HADLEY15.70%41$312,992 $270,435
HALIFAX-10.60%259$286,353 $320,483
HAMILTON-12.00%280$474,991 $539,548
HAMPDEN5.00%97$273,756 $260,645
HANCOCK20.20%24$243,477 $202,616
HANOVER-9.50%242$416,145 $459,947
HANSON-5.00%172$325,547 $342,650
HARDWICK-5.20%177$214,563 $226,426
HARVARD-10.90%265$561,415 $630,156
HARWICH-8.20%220$448,342 $488,485
HATFIELD23.50%19$297,126 $240,551
HAVERHILL-12.10%282$261,853 $297,996
HAWLEY51.30%1$213,433 $141,110
HEATH10.10%67$187,470 $170,349
HINGHAM0.10%121$651,950 $651,372
HINSDALE17.30%35$225,275 $191,994
HOLBROOK-20.40%333$241,758 $303,805
HOLDEN-9.70%248$270,789 $299,765
HOLLAND2.60%109$195,444 $190,515
HOLLISTON-3.90%154$376,486 $391,799
HOLYOKE-2.10%136$184,739 $188,670
HOPEDALE-13.20%292$302,314 $348,364
HOPKINTON-8.50%222$472,457 $516,402
HUBBARDSTON-1.00%130$244,828 $247,352
HUDSON-14.80%312$297,303 $348,865
HULL-10.50%256$371,230 $414,833
HUNTINGTON12.70%52$200,577 $178,018
IPSWICH-4.50%160$446,416 $467,439
KINGSTON-10.60%258$342,428 $382,994
LAKEVILLE-14.60%308$306,535 $358,756
LANCASTER-7.00%203$298,986 $321,482
LANESBOROUGH21.30%21$218,463 $180,093
LAWRENCE-18.70%327$178,249 $219,174
LEE27.40%10$254,689 $199,886
LEICESTER-9.60%245$225,518 $249,513
LENOX8.80%75$400,265 $368,016
LEOMINSTER-15.50%317$225,632 $267,043
LEVERETT4.20%100$321,418 $308,341
LEXINGTON0.00%125$696,677 $696,540
LEYDEN19.50%29$222,677 $186,313
LINCOLN-11.40%271$1,000,638 $1,128,780
LITTLETON-3.50%153$368,977 $382,382
LONGMEADOW-2.10%138$351,150 $358,803
LOWELL-14.10%301$224,616 $261,553
LUDLOW2.50%110$215,448 $210,091
LUNENBURG-17.20%324$251,469 $303,544
LYNN-18.90%328$223,882 $276,031
LYNNFIELD-5.00%173$527,219 $555,044
MANCHESTER8.00%79$1,042,435 $965,556
MANSFIELD-11.60%274$361,694 $409,298
MARBLEHEAD-5.30%178$653,474 $689,893
MARION-12.80%286$569,873 $653,326
MARSHFIELD-10.40%255$383,681 $428,418
MASHPEE-8.80%227$448,639 $491,959
MATTAPOISETT-4.90%168$451,345 $474,489
MAYNARD-5.60%181$315,237 $333,897
MEDFIELD-2.00%135$564,396 $575,797
MEDFORD-9.40%239$346,547 $382,412
MEDWAY-14.10%300$350,395 $407,975
MELROSE-6.10%188$397,704 $423,518
MENDON-13.20%291$356,395 $410,632
MERRIMAC-8.90%232$334,956 $367,836
METHUEN-14.40%305$265,596 $310,289
MIDDLEBOROUGH-14.10%299$276,643 $321,926
MIDDLEFIELD19.60%28$193,377 $161,698
MIDDLETON-2.70%142$488,757 $502,106
MILFORD-11.60%272$278,342 $314,875
MILLBURY-13.20%290$228,152 $262,796
MILLIS-6.80%199$338,837 $363,463
MILLVILLE1.50%116$276,721 $272,745
MILTON-5.90%187$507,054 $538,912
MONROE-0.50%128$86,856 $87,315
MONSON10.50%64$221,223 $200,174
MONTAGUE16.50%37$191,244 $164,094
MONTEREY16.50%36$522,467 $448,282
MONTGOMERY4.00%101$247,769 $238,160
MOUNT WASHINGTON33.10%5$423,382 $318,037
NAHANT-7.40%209$539,188 $582,084
NATICK-3.00%149$441,357 $455,038
NEEDHAM5.30%95$708,194 $672,408
NEW ASHFORD45.60%2$262,935 $180,629
NEW BEDFORD-0.70%129$214,410 $215,860
NEW BRAINTREE7.70%82$251,274 $233,385
NEWBURY-2.60%141$434,744 $446,364
NEWBURYPORT0.00%124$456,553 $456,378
NEW MARLBOROUGH6.20%89$365,065 $343,882
NEW SALEM5.50%94$231,364 $219,273
NEWTON0.10%122$788,246 $787,736
NORFOLK-4.90%169$423,255 $445,224
NORTH ADAMS11.60%56$135,449 $121,335
NORTHAMPTON11.60%57$303,473 $271,890
NORTH ANDOVER-7.70%214$455,687 $493,703
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH-9.20%236$317,391 $349,628
NORTHBOROUGH-4.50%161$395,221 $413,877
NORTHBRIDGE-14.50%307$271,154 $317,123
NORTH BROOKFIELD-2.90%148$211,488 $217,856
NORTHFIELD18.20%32$218,239 $184,619
NORTH READING-6.80%202$447,718 $480,629
NORTON-13.40%295$302,294 $349,027
NORWELL-8.10%219$533,617 $580,948
NORWOOD-10.90%264$362,606 $406,974
OAK BLUFFS-2.70%143$585,792 $602,128
OAKHAM6.00%91$256,281 $241,777
ORANGE5.80%92$158,307 $149,633
ORLEANS-8.80%229$712,928 $782,056
OTIS16.40%39$325,372 $279,504
OXFORD-1.70%134$227,783 $231,766
PALMER0.50%119$184,481 $183,505
PAXTON-8.90%233$283,629 $311,490
PEABODY-20.30%332$300,295 $376,730
PELHAM26.50%13$321,004 $253,718
PEMBROKE-12.30%284$325,746 $371,581
PEPPERELL-4.20%157$296,834 $309,904
PERU34.40%4$188,561 $140,279
PETERSHAM5.50%93$250,754 $237,618
PHILLIPSTON-2.50%140$207,924 $213,317
PITTSFIELD22.80%20$183,972 $149,842
PLAINFIELD8.00%77$211,174 $195,456
PLAINVILLE-11.20%269$328,313 $369,677
PLYMOUTH-10.70%261$307,975 $344,917
PLYMPTON-17.00%323$316,374 $381,380
PRINCETON-14.60%309$305,473 $357,514
PROVINCETOWN-9.60%243$729,094 $806,286
QUINCY-8.60%225$325,774 $356,548
RANDOLPH-16.30%321$252,901 $302,177
RAYNHAM-11.20%268$310,065 $349,048
READING-1.40%131$442,655 $448,732
REHOBOTH-4.60%163$369,543 $387,437
REVERE-22.80%336$233,515 $302,346
RICHMOND19.20%30$442,364 $370,961
ROCHESTER1.70%112$348,197 $342,318
ROCKLAND-21.60%335$258,129 $329,333
ROCKPORT1.50%115$524,965 $517,072
ROWE20.80%23$207,832 $172,068
ROWLEY-10.70%260$374,646 $419,469
ROYALSTON1.40%117$207,351 $204,405
RUSSELL23.80%17$197,266 $159,396
RUTLAND-3.00%150$253,032 $260,967
SALEM-11.60%273$296,827 $335,869
SALISBURY-9.10%234$313,541 $345,100
SANDISFIELD17.30%34$279,578 $238,251
SANDWICH-13.20%289$358,225 $412,492
SAUGUS-10.80%262$324,493 $363,734
SAVOY14.30%44$159,084 $139,166
SCITUATE-6.40%193$487,302 $520,453
SEEKONK-6.50%195$305,985 $327,414
SHARON-8.90%230$412,373 $452,645
SHEFFIELD11.90%54$319,158 $285,212
SHELBURNE6.10%90$240,762 $227,026
SHERBORN-5.00%174$740,373 $779,723
SHIRLEY-6.60%196$265,968 $284,631
SHREWSBURY-3.10%151$370,711 $382,712
SHUTESBURY9.30%73$244,755 $223,862
SOUTHAMPTON19.20%31$282,597 $237,063
SOUTHBOROUGH-8.50%221$509,780 $556,920
SOUTHBRIDGE-16.90%322$166,412 $200,136
SOUTH HADLEY2.90%107$233,581 $226,993
SOUTHWICK13.30%47$255,557 $225,534
SPENCER-10.30%251$217,694 $242,746
SPRINGFIELD3.10%105$135,329 $131,198
STERLING-19.80%331$296,439 $369,498
STOCKBRIDGE11.40%60$499,371 $448,080
STONEHAM-8.70%226$386,565 $423,582
STOUGHTON-15.30%315$284,348 $335,597
STOW-6.30%191$428,744 $457,435
STURBRIDGE-5.00%170$269,927 $284,054
SUDBURY-5.00%171$627,988 $660,961
SUNDERLAND11.70%55$274,967 $246,233
SUTTON-5.80%184$326,616 $346,639
SWAMPSCOTT-9.20%237$474,810 $523,116
SWANSEA-10.20%249$269,979 $300,624
TAUNTON-21.40%334$236,133 $300,485
TEMPLETON-11.80%277$183,776 $208,370
TEWKSBURY-13.80%297$309,097 $358,483
TOLLAND20.10%25$314,812 $262,095
TOPSFIELD-6.50%194$512,872 $548,705
TOWNSEND-7.60%212$246,194 $266,316
TRURO-4.50%162$723,718 $757,966
TYNGSBOROUGH-13.70%296$318,054 $368,443
TYRINGHAM24.90%15$498,577 $399,069
UPTON-9.50%240$372,015 $411,130
UXBRIDGE-8.60%224$291,388 $318,807
WAKEFIELD-2.90%146$400,087 $412,089
WALES16.00%40$188,149 $162,135
WALPOLE-6.30%192$404,802 $432,084
WARE9.00%74$194,829 $178,803
WAREHAM-15.80%320$261,221 $310,322
WARREN1.60%113$183,193 $180,228
WARWICK8.00%78$180,871 $167,489
WASHINGTON32.00%7$207,373 $157,086
WAYLAND-14.50%306$592,825 $693,259
WEBSTER-12.10%281$231,496 $263,435
WELLESLEY0.00%126$986,935 $987,191
WELLFLEET-4.60%164$567,903 $595,544
WENDELL16.40%38$169,412 $145,514
WENHAM-15.10%314$536,273 $631,979
WESTBOROUGH-9.20%238$408,241 $449,792
WEST BOYLSTON-17.90%326$260,055 $316,829
WEST BRIDGEWATER-15.40%316$287,108 $339,320
WEST BROOKFIELD-2.90%147$224,285 $231,021
WESTFIELD13.10%48$231,315 $204,446
WESTFORD-4.40%159$441,145 $461,379
WESTHAMPTON3.00%106$285,833 $277,414
WESTMINSTER-9.60%247$249,781 $276,459
WEST NEWBURY-9.60%246$475,787 $526,503
WESTON7.50%83$1,390,240 $1,292,988
WESTPORT-8.80%228$388,991 $426,673
WEST SPRINGFIELD12.30%53$216,923 $193,087
WEST STOCKBRIDGE12.70%51$427,317 $379,024
WEST TISBURY7.50%85$1,013,407 $943,001
WESTWOOD-4.80%167$621,411 $652,824
WEYMOUTH-11.70%276$292,042 $330,914
WHATELY9.70%72$263,225 $239,866
WHITMAN-10.40%253$274,099 $305,832
WILBRAHAM7.70%81$297,426 $276,083
WILLIAMSBURG9.90%71$277,850 $252,861
WILLIAMSTOWN10.20%65$387,467 $351,522
WILMINGTON-5.20%176$357,067 $376,615
WINCHENDON-4.30%158$186,412 $194,736
WINCHESTER3.60%102$757,580 $730,942
WINDSOR15.70%42$186,657 $161,301
WINTHROP-19.20%329$313,983 $388,532
WOBURN-4.80%165$341,627 $358,677
WORCESTER-10.40%254$205,937 $229,800
WORTHINGTON29.70%8$257,071 $198,263
WRENTHAM-11.00%266$378,553 $425,539
YARMOUTH-15.60%318$321,016 $380,180
SOURCE: Department of Revenue