STATE OVERVIEW
Massachusetts
§ 01 — Figures
24
TOTAL COUNTIES
887.7K
HISPANIC POPULATION
ITIN Loan
TOP SEARCH TERM
3
CITIES
§ 02 — Lanes
CHOOSE A LANE
What kind of financing?
§ 03 — Markets
TOP MARKETS
Top markets in Massachusetts
§ 04 — AT A GLANCE
Inside Massachusetts.
Population
7.00M
Median Household Income
$96,505
Cost of Living
146.5
US = 100
Median Home Value
$570,500
§ 05 — TAXES
What Massachusetts charges.
01
Income Tax
5.0% flat + 4% millionaire surtax
02
Sales Tax
6.25% state · no local
03
Property Tax
1.14% effective
04
Capital Gains
5.0% on long-term · 8.5% short-term
05
Retirement Income
Social Security exempt · pensions exempt from other states
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§ 06 — BUSINESS
Who's working in Massachusetts.
Top Industries
01
Biotech & Life Sciences
Cambridge · Boston
02
Higher Education & Research
Boston · Cambridge
03
Technology & Software
Route 128 · Boston
Business Tax Rate
8.0%
Corporate Income Tax
8.0%
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§ 07 — INVESTMENT MARKETS
The five zips worth watching.
#
Zip
City
Median Home Value
01
02493
Weston
$2.38M
02
02481
Wellesley
$1.99M
03
02108
Boston
$1.78M
04
02468
Waban
$1.69M
05
02030
Dover
$1.69M
Real estate market data for Massachusetts→
via DoorBase
§ 08 — HOW-TOS
Start with the basics.
One starter guide per lane, from the Finance Edition.
SOURCES
- Hero
- Census ACS 5-year 2023 · BEA/MERIC COLI 2024 · Zillow 2026-Q1
- Taxes
- Tax Foundation 2025
- Zips
- Pending DoorBase handoff · provisional Zillow 2026-Q1
- Updated
- 2026-04
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