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Tax Bill Comparisons Shows Sharon Families Pay Among Highest Amounts in Area

Mansfield is ranked 2 out of 18 for the highest average tax bill in Bristol county.

If your tax bill seemed too hefty this year, given the increase many homeowners absorbed, it may not help to look at the average bill for other towns in Norfolk County. 

According to a spreadsheet based on information published by the state Division of Local Services, Sharon is among the highest for average single-family tax bills in the county at $8,583.

In order of most to least expensive, here are the average single-family tax bills for other local towns and Norfolk County for 2013:

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Local towns:

Sharon 8,583 Norfolk 7,186 Walpole 6,231 Dedham 5,937 Canton 5,729 Wrentham 5,573 Foxborough 5,466 Plainville 4,572 Norton 4,200 Norwood 4,034

Note: Data for Berkley, Someset, and Westport was not available.

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