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Senior Tax Relief Programs & Resources

Fiscal Year 2024
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Senior Tax Work-Off Program

The Council on Aging, working with the Board of Assessors' Office, operates a Senior Tax Work-Off Program in which eligible residents or their designees may work on a volunteer basis for various departments and, in return, have their property taxes reduced. A guide to the program along with an application is available for download below.

Download Senior Tax Work-Off Program Guide (PDF)

Download Senior Tax Work-Off Program Application (PDF)

Eligibility Requirements for Senior Tax Exemption

The requirements for the Clause 41C (Elderly Exemption) were changed by the Board of Assessors in 2003 to make it easier to qualify for the $1,000 tax exemption on your real estate tax bill. The eligibility requirements for Fiscal Year 2024 are listed below.

  1. Be sixty-five (65) years of age or older by July 1st, 2023
  2. Income (including cost-of-living adjustments)
    1. Single: $35,582 per year
    2. Married: $53,370 per year
  3. Assets
    1. Single: $53,513
    2. Married: $73,583

Any questions relating to the above eligibility requirements should be directed to the Board of Assessors' Office by calling (781) 293-1721 or e-mailing Debbie Dean, Principal Assessor/Appraiser at [email protected].

Massachusetts Senior Tax Relief Resources

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' website (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-tax-information-for-seni...) offers a variety of information regarding resources and benefits that are available to seniors and retired individuals. You may also view and/or download the local property tax exemption guide for seniors, provided by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR), using the link below.

Download Taxpayer's Guide to Local Property Tax Exemptions for Seniors (PDF)