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Middlesex County, Massachusetts · questions

Middlesex County: questions people ask

Answered from the same public records the rest of the site cites — each answer links to the page that shows its work.

What is the property tax on a home in Middlesex County?

For a $1,841,000 home, taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $8,876 a year (about $740 a month). Enter your own value to see where every dollar goes, by government and by what it pays for.

When is the next election in Middlesex County, and how do I vote?

The next election is the state election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Oct 17 to Oct 30. Your election office is the Cambridge Election Commission (617-349-4361). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.

Where do these numbers come from?

From 3 public documents: Massachusetts FY2026 Enacted Budget — Middlesex Sheriff (line 8910); Massachusetts FY2025 Enacted Budget — Middlesex Sheriff (line 8910); Chapter 48 of the Acts of 1997 — An Act Abolishing Certain Counties. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.

What's missing — what hasn't been gathered yet?

2 open items, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Ingest the flagship city budgets; Registries of Deeds figures. A gap means "not gathered yet," never "hidden." The docket.

Is this an official Middlesex County government website?

No. County Commons is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-built project with no affiliation with any government. Official sites: Middlesex Sheriff's Office, Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (Lowell), Middlesex South Registry of Deeds (Cambridge), Middlesex District Attorney's Office. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.