Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Berkshire County is $2,386.00 per year, based on a median home value of $207,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.15% of property value.

Berkshire County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the fourteen counties in Massachusetts, Berkshire County is ranked 14th by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Berkshire County collects a median of 1.15% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Massachusetts. This is partially because the median property value in Berkshire County is $130,700.00 lower than the Massachusetts median property value of $338,500.00.

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14th out of 14 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 14 By percentage of median home value

8th out of 14 By percentage of median income

You can see how Berkshire 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 Berkshire County are the responsibility of the Berkshire County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in North Adams, Massachusetts.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Berkshire County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Berkshire County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Berkshire County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Berkshire 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 Berkshire County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).