The Board of Selectmen recommended a Fiscal Year 2017 Tax Rate of $11.95 for the period of 7/1/2016 – 6/30/2017. The rate must also be approved by the State Department of Revenue.
Dudley continues to have one of the lowest tax rates in Massachusetts of any full service community with a single tax rate. The Residential Tax Rate in our neighboring communities for comparison purposes: Southbridge- $20.21; Sturbridge- $19.40; Oxford- $16.93; Douglas- $16.92; Webster- $15.14; Leicester- $14.90; Charlton- $13.78.