Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Barnstable County is $2,570.00 per year, based on a median home value of $392,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.65% of property value.

Barnstable County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fourteen counties in Massachusetts, Barnstable County is ranked 13th by median property taxes, and 11th by median tax as percentage of home value.

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13th out of 14 By median yearly property tax

11th out of 14 By percentage of median home value

9th out of 14 By percentage of median income

You can see how Barnstable County (highlighted in green) compares to the fourteen other counties in Massachusetts with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Massachusetts, see our Massachusetts county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Massachusetts counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Barnstable County are the responsibility of the Barnstable County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Barnstable County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Barnstable County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Barnstable County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Barnstable County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Barnstable County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).