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Massachusetts property records and tax lookups

Who holds it: Local (city/town) assessors value property and decide abatement applications1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Looking up a property and appealing a value
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Massachusetts
  4. Property records in Massachusetts counties with a full guide
  5. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  6. Sources

Statewide lookup

MassGIS Massachusetts Interactive Property Map (statewide parcel viewer built with local assessors)2

Looking up a property and appealing a value

Appealing a value
Appeal of assessors' decisions goes to the state Appellate Tax Board (ATB)3

More details

Abatement deadline
Apply in writing to local assessors on or before the due date of the first actual (not preliminary) tax bill installment1
(example)
Boston: FY assessments and taxes searchable via the city Property Lookup tool4
Deeds: who holds it
21 Registries of Deeds (districts generally by county; some counties split), each led by an elected Register of Deeds under the authority of the Secretary of the Commonwealth5
Deeds: how to search
Search by name (Recorded Land) or Registered Land (Land Court) name search on masslandrecords.com; in person or by mail with book/page6
Maps: parcel data
Massachusetts Interactive Property Map (statewide parcels)2

Property records in Massachusetts counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Essex CountyCity and town assessors7——
Hampden County—Property search8—
Hampshire CountyCity and town assessors9Property search9—
Middlesex CountyCity or Town Assessors10——
Norfolk CountyMunicipal Boards of Assessors11——
Suffolk CountyCity of Boston Assessing Department13Property search12—
Worcester CountyCity and town assessors14——

For any other county, see the county list on the Massachusetts guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Massachusetts office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: property and tax records in every state. Everything else in Massachusetts: Massachusetts public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 14 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. M.G.L. c. 59, § 59 - AbatementsMassachusetts General Court (Legislature)archived copy
  2. MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information)MassGIS, Executive Office of Technology Services and Securityarchived copy
  3. Appellate Tax BoardMassachusetts Appellate Tax Boardarchived copy
  4. AssessingCity of Boston Assessing Department
  5. Massachusetts Registries of Deeds - Online Access to Land Records (Massrods.com)Massachusetts Registries of Deeds
  6. How to Get a Copy of Your DeedSuffolk Registry of Deeds
  7. Local Resources - Essex North Registry of DeedsNorthern Essex Registry of Deeds
  8. AssessorsCity of Springfield Board of Assessors
  9. Assessor, Office of theCity of Northampton
  10. Cities and Towns - Assessors LinksMiddlesex South Registry of Deeds
  11. Norfolk County Assessors / GIS LinksNorfolk County Registry of Deeds
  12. AssessingCity of Boston
  13. Suffolk County Registry of Deeds - home (suffolkdeeds.com redirects here)Suffolk Registry of Deeds
  14. Cities and Towns – Assessors LinksWorcester District Registry of Deeds