This simple calculator can help home sellers in Massachusetts estimate their transfer taxes. To get a ballpark idea of the transfer fees you might pay in the Bay State, enter your home’s estimated selling price above.
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How the Massachusetts Transfer Tax is Calculated
Massachusetts’s transfer tax, known as a transfer tax, is calculated at a rate of $2.28 per $500 of the property’s sale price.
For example, if you sold your home for $614,000 (Massachusetts’s median home price), you could expect to pay $2,798.84 in Massachusetts transfer taxes.
»Learn more: Understanding Massachusetts’s Transfer Tax: A Quick Guide