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MA - 22 Towns - Assessor, Property
(Ashby, Ayer, Berkley, Bernardston, Brookfield, Chester, E Brookfield,
Egremont, Grafton, Hardwick, Heath, Hougham, Hollister, Lancaster,
Mattapoisett, Needham, N Brookfield, Oakham, Royalston, Somerset,
Swansen)
http://csc-ma.us/PropertyContent/jsp/Home.jsp?Page=1

(City Assessor and Property Websites listed below)

Barnstable County
3195 Main St., Rm 6A
Barnstable, MA 02630-3195
(508) 375-6684

Berkshire County
44 Bank Row
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-7487

Bristol County
11 Court St.
P.O. Box 567
Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 823-6588

Dukes County
P.O. Box 237
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508) 627-4668 

Essex County
36 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 687-7463
ONLINE:  City of Salem Assessor
www.patriotproperties.com/SALEM/Default.asp?br=exp&vr=5

Franklin County
P.O. Box 1495
Greenfield, MA 01302-1495
(413) 774-5535

Hampden County
50 Stable St.
Springfield, MA 01102-0559
(413) 735-6016

Hampshire County
33 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060-3298
(413) 584-5810

Middlesex County
40 Thorndike St.
E. Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 494-4010

Nantucket County
16 Broad St.
Nantucket, MA 02554
(508) 228-2559

Norfolk County
649 High St.
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 326-1600
ONLINE:  Recording, Deeds, Liens, Judgments
www.norfolkdeeds.org/Search  

Plymouth County
P.O. Box 3640
Plymouth, MA 02361
(508) 583-8250 
ONLINE:  Plymouth County Recorder
http://regdeeds.co.plymouth.ma.us/tview.html

Suffolk County
Office of the Clerk
Boston, MA 02101-1706
(617) 788-7677
ONLINE:  Suffolk County Recorder
www.suffolkdeeds.com/search/default.asp

Worcester County
City Hall, Room 206
455 Main St.
Worchester, MA 01608
(508) 770-1899
ONLINE: Deeds, Judgments, Liens, Grantor/Grantee
www.worcesterdeeds.com/worcester/default.htm

CITIES - Assessors

City of Boston Property Tax
www.cityofboston.gov/assessing/paysearch.asp

City of Boston Assessor
www.ci.boston.ma.us/assessing/search.asp

City of Chelsea Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/ChelseaMA

City of Easthampton Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/EasthamptonMA

City of Gardner Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/GardnerMA

City of Holyoke Assessor, Property
www.ci.holyoke.ma.us/legend.htm

City of Leominster Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/LeominsterMA

City of Lowell Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/LowellMA

City of Marlborough Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/MarlboroughMA

City of Medford Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/MedfordMA

City of Methuen
http://host229.ci.methuen.ma.us

City of New Bedford (Click on parcel lookup)
www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/Nav3.htm 

City of Newburyport Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/NewBURYPORTMA

City of Somerville Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/SomervilleMA

City of Westfield Assessor
www.ci.westfield.ma.us/realest/rea00.htm 

City of Woburn Assessor
http://data.visionappraisal.com/WoburnMA