| Fiscal Year | Total State Assessed Value | Total State Parcels | State Average Value | State Avg Single Family Tax Bill | % State Avg Single Family Tax Bill to Average Value | Westford Average Value | Westford Avg Single Family Tax Bill | % Westford Single Family Tax Bill to Average Value | % Westford Avg SF Tax Bill Higher Than State Average |
| 1990 | 189,061,085,399 | 1,081,477 | 174,817 | 1,711 | 0.98% | 217,597 | 1,991 | 0.91% | 16.36% |
| 1991 | 152,257,295,243 | 865,505 | 175,917 | 1,831 | 1.04% | 219,878 | 2,133 | 0.97% | 16.49% |
| 1992 | 185,696,997,057 | 1,143,102 | 162,450 | 1,897 | 1.17% | 196,308 | 2,330 | 1.19% | 22.83% |
| 1993 | 178,266,409,212 | 1,153,160 | 154,589 | 1,993 | 1.29% | 172,214 | 2,504 | 1.45% | 25.64% |
| 1994 | 178,508,419,894 | 1,165,710 | 153,133 | 2,081 | 1.36% | 173,801 | 2,624 | 1.51% | 26.09% |
| 1995 | 180,896,458,628 | 1,177,933 | 153,571 | 2,182 | 1.42% | 177,820 | 2,735 | 1.54% | 25.34% |
| 1996 | 185,882,705,138 | 1,190,341 | 156,159 | 2,272 | 1.45% | 201,624 | 2,899 | 1.44% | 27.60% |
| 1997 | 192,103,493,177 | 1,201,862 | 159,838 | 2,360 | 1.48% | 205,277 | 3,059 | 1.49% | 29.62% |
| 1998 | 200,379,361,062 | 1,214,056 | 165,050 | 2,463 | 1.49% | 208,775 | 3,315 | 1.59% | 34.59% |
| 1999 | 212,831,830,857 | 1,226,162 | 173,576 | 2,557 | 1.47% | 236,051 | 3,635 | 1.54% | 42.16% |
| 2000 | 229,203,324,650 | 1,238,878 | 185,009 | 2,679 | 1.45% | 239,447 | 3,946 | 1.65% | 47.29% |
| 2001 | 258,668,823,053 | 1,250,881 | 206,789 | 2,826 | 1.37% | 263,981 | 4,572 | 1.73% | 61.78% |
| 2002 | 298,035,628,441 | 1,261,639 | 236,229 | 3,015 | 1.28% | 304,460 | 4,743 | 1.56% | 57.31% |
| 2003 | 338,692,554,523 | 1,271,609 | 266,350 | 3,206 | 1.20% | 347,271 | 5,039 | 1.45% | 57.17% |
| 2004 | 393,587,485,355 | 1,280,537 | 307,361 | 3,412 | 1.11% | 385,413 | 5,396 | 1.40% | 58.15% |
| 2005 | 455,222,653,352 | 1,290,239 | 352,820 | 3,588 | 1.02% | 416,940 | 5,704 | 1.37% | 58.97% |
| 2006 | 491,942,577,871 | 1,276,110 | 385,502 | 3,801 | 0.99% | 461,379 | 5,961 | 1.29% | 56.83% |
| 2007 | 523,017,811,362 | 1,286,089 | 406,673 | 3,962 | 0.97% | 470,337 | 6,161 | 1.31% | 55.50% |
| 2008 | 517,437,024,678 | 1,281,637 | 403,731 | 4,111 | 1.02% | 467,844 | 6,269 | 1.34% | 52.49% |
Here’s something interesting. This table and chart shows how much higher Westford’s taxes have become compared to the state average.
In FY2008, our average single-family tax bill was $6,269 compared with the state average of $4,111. That means it now costs 52% more to pay property taxes in Westford than in the average town in the state. Ten years ago our taxes were “only” 35% higher than the state average.
Certainly, Westford is an above average town, but this property tax trend is worth watching.
