The median owner-occupied home in Bristol County had a real-estate tax bill of $4,685 (± $39) a year, compared with $5,813 in Massachusetts and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $421,800 (± $4,074), compared with $525,800 in Massachusetts and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Bristol County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 578,436 | 6,992,395 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $4,685 ± $39 | $5,813 ± $18 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $421,800 ± $4,074 | $525,800 ± $2,244 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $84,198 ± $1,682 | $101,341 ± $539 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.11% ± 0.01 points | 1.11% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 62.2% ± 0.7 points | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 31.6% ± 0.7 points | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 25.7% ± 1.0 points | 26.3% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Bristol County (5)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Bristol County (10)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Acushnet Center
- Bliss Corner
- Mansfield Center
- North Seekonk
- North Westport
- Norton Center
- Ocean Grove
- Raynham Center
- Smith Mills
- Somerset
Towns and townships in Bristol County (20)
- Acushnet
- Attleboro city
- Berkley
- Dartmouth
- Dighton
- Easton
- Fairhaven
- Fall River city
- Freetown
- Mansfield
- New Bedford city
- North Attleborough Town city
- Norton
- Raynham
- Rehoboth
- Seekonk
- Somerset
- Swansea
- Taunton city
- Westport
Other named communities in Bristol County (161)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Acoaxet
- Acushnet Station (historical)
- Adamsdale
- Algers Corner
- Apponagansett
- Ashley Heights
- Assonet
- Assonet Bay Shores
- Attleboro Falls
- Attleborough City
- Barneyville
- Barrowsville
- Bayview
- Berkley Bridge
- Berryman Corner
- Beulah Corners
- Booth Corner
- Bowenville
- Braleys
- Brayton Point
- Briggs Corner
- Britanniaville
- Brownell Corner
- Buffington Corner
- Camp Herbron
- Camp Merriwood
- Camp Noquochoke
- Camp Welch
- Central Village
- Centre Mills
- Chartley
- Chestnut Tree Corner
- Clifford
- Collins Corner
- Copper Works
- Coury Heights
- Cow Yard
- Cranberry Bog Corner
- Cranes Station
- Daley Corner
- Dodgeville
- East Fairhaven
- East Freetown
- East Junction
- East Mansfield
- East Norton
- East Taunton
- Easton Center
- Easton Green
- Easton Station
- Eastondale
- Fall River Station
- Faunce Corner
- Fighting Rock Corner
- Five Corners
- Flint Village
- Gidleys Corner
- Giffords Corner
- Ginty Corner
- Globe Village
- Gowards Corner
- Great Neck
- Handy Four Corners
- Harbor View
- Harris
- Head of Westport
- Heaven Heights
- Hebronville
- Hillcrest
- Hixville
- Hortonville
- Idlewood
- Inland Park
- Judson
- Kempton Croft
- Kirby Corner
- Knollmere
- Lakeside
- Long Plain
- Luther Corner
- Luthers Corners
- Macomber Corner
- Macombers Corner
- Masons Corner
- Meadow Brook
- Mechanicsville
- Miles Bridge
- Monroes
- Morris Corner
- Morse Corner
- Mount Pleasant
- Myricks
- Nasketucket
- Nonquitt
- North Attleboro
- North Dartmouth
- North Dighton
- North Easton
- North Fairhaven
- North Rehoboth
- North Swansea
- Norton Furnace (historical)
- Norton Grove
- Oak Grove Village
- Oakland
- Old Town Landing
- Oxford
- Perrins Crossing
- Perrys Corner
- Perryville
- Pine Hill Acres
- Plainville
- Pope Beach
- Pottersville
- Pratts Corner
- Prattville
- Purdy Corner
- Redgate Corner
- Robinsonville
- Rockdale
- Russells Mills
- Segreganset
- Sherwood Forest
- Shore Acres
- Silver Shell Beach
- Sissons Corner
- Slades Corner
- Slades Ferry
- Slocums Corner
- Snell Corner
- South Attleboro
- South Dartmouth
- South Easton
- South Rehoboth
- South Seekonk
- South Swansea
- South Westport
- Steep Brook
- Suburban Park
- Summit Grove
- Swansea Center
- Touisset
- Tracy Corner
- University Highlands
- Wades Corner
- Weir Village
- West Dighton
- West Mansfield
- Westgate Park
- Westport Factory
- Westport Point
- Westview Park
- Westville
- Whiteville
- Whittenton
- Whittenton Junction
- Wigwam Beach
- Wilburite Corner
- Winnecunnet
- Winsegansett Heights
- Woods Corner