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MIDDLEFIELD INFO
A few observations and a repository of information for a small town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts _____________________________________________________________________________________________
93 Families / Persons are enrolled. 4708 acres of land enjoy Chapter exemptions. The State owns 31% of Middlefield (2019). The NGOs own 7.3% of Middlefield (2019). 30.4% of Middlefield is enrolled in the Chapter program. Two-acre home lots are 3.5% of Middlefield. 70+% of Middlefield land is not taxed or taxed at a greatly reduced rate. If all land beyond the 2-acre home lot was taxed at $50-100 an acre, there would be no incentive to file for Chapter exemptions. Every property owner would be treated equally and the Assessors would have a much simpler job. Link to Chapter list by dollar amount. Link to Chapter list in alphabetical order.
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