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What you'll actually pay

Enter your home value and a few details — the page builds your bill, your override share, and every state and federal benefit you may qualify for.

Quick start:
Town average. Look up yours →
Marblehead median (ACS).
For senior benefits (Circuit Breaker 65+, Clause 41C 70+).
More options (itemize, veteran, blind)
Your bill, year by year

Pick a tier. See what's stacked into your bill.

State law (Prop 2½) raises the levy 2.5% per year automatically — the lighter slice in every bar. Q1, Q2, and Q3 are nested override tiers ($9M / $12M / $15M annual) that stack on top. The highest passing question sets the amount. None shows what your bill does if no override passes.

Question 4: trash funding

You pay for trash either way

If Q4 passes, trash funding gets added to your tax bill (scaled to assessed value). If Q4 fails, you pay a flat curbside fee instead. For your home, here's the comparison at FY29 full phase-in.

Q4 passes

Added to your tax bill

Trash budget is raised as a regular property-tax levy. Higher-value homes pay proportionally more.

$303/yr
about $25/mo
Q4 fails

Flat curbside fee

Board of Health implements a per-household fee. Every household pays the same amount regardless of home value.

$281/yr
about $23/mo

What you can claw back

Benefits you may qualify for

Greyed-out cards show what you don't qualify for, and why.

Your FY29 bill after every applicable benefit
$11,847
Where it goes

Where your tax dollars actually land

Your share of each department, scaled from the FY26 general fund budget.

Per day
$32
Per month
$987
Per year
$11,847