A Montague search should connect the place name used in a listing with the municipality used in the property record. Village names and mailing addresses can be useful for orientation, but municipal records determine which assessment and local contacts apply. Once those match, investigate the actual building and connections rather than assuming every address within the town has the same arrangement.
Why does the exact address matter?
Use the property card and parcel identifier to keep documents aligned. A listing, utility bill and municipal record can describe the same property differently, and an imprecise search may return the wrong result. Confirm the building, parcel and municipality before comparing taxes or asking about permits. Where a property includes more than one parcel, identify which records and obligations belong to the proposed sale. Clear identification prevents the rest of the research from resting on a mistaken match.
What should you ask about water and sewer?
The records below show whether community water and sewer systems are present at the municipal level. They do not show every connection or establish the condition of privately maintained pipes. Ask which provider serves the address, whether any onsite equipment is involved and who maintains each part. Request recent bills and relevant inspection records. Keep water supply, wastewater disposal and storm drainage as separate questions because a statement about one system does not answer the other two.
How do you compare Montague with Greenfield or Erving?
Begin with homes of similar use, size and condition, then compare current bills and recurring trips. The assessment medians describe each town's recorded stock, while the annual tax figures illustrate a specific calculation on that stock. Neither is a listing inventory. If one property requires significant systems work or brings private access responsibilities, include that expense before treating a lower purchase amount as a saving. A useful comparison explains both the cash required now and the obligations that remain after moving.
Massachusetts Department of Revenue: determining property values.
What does the local record show?
These towns provide local context for the decision in this article. The figures describe the published records and survey periods identified below. Compare the same measures across places, then confirm the details of any actual home before using them in a budget or offer.
Local Figures for This Decision
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Selected municipalities, shown alphabetically. Definitions below distinguish assessments, administrative benchmarks and survey estimates from current market quotes.
| Town | Single-family Assessment | Annual Tax Illustration | Community Water Recorded | Sewer Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erving | $270,500 | $2,591 | Recorded | Recorded |
| Greenfield | $264,600 | $4,963 | Recorded | Recorded |
| Montague | $302,800 | $4,581 | Recorded | Recorded |
What These Columns Mean
- Town
- Municipality; follow its record below for the full data and address check.
- Single-family Assessment
- Median assessed value of single-family parcels. This is a tax-roll statistic, not an asking price, appraisal or median sale price. Assessment years are identified in the sources.
- Annual Tax Illustration
- The published residential rate applied to the town's median single-family assessment, including the recorded community preservation surcharge and its general first-value exemption where adopted. Individual exemptions, special assessments and a future reassessment can change an actual bill.
- Community Water Recorded
- Whether a community water system is recorded for the municipality. A yes does not show that a particular parcel is connected or eligible for connection; confirm with the provider.
- Sewer Recorded
- Whether a sewer system is recorded for the municipality. Town-level presence does not establish street coverage, a private connection, available capacity or connection cost.
Cite: RE413. “Local Figures for This Decision.” Updated September 19, 2026. https://www.re413.com/news/living-in-montague-ma/, underlying sources at https://www.re413.com/sources/.
Erving's town record. Single-family assessment: $270,500. Annual tax illustration: $2,591. Community water recorded: Recorded. Sewer recorded: Recorded.
Greenfield's town record. Single-family assessment: $264,600. Annual tax illustration: $4,963. Community water recorded: Recorded. Sewer recorded: Recorded.
Montague's town record. Single-family assessment: $302,800. Annual tax illustration: $4,581. Community water recorded: Recorded. Sewer recorded: Recorded.
How has the published average tax bill changed?
This is the Department of Revenue's published average single-family tax-bill series in nominal dollars. It is a different measure from the current median-assessment illustration above. Changes can reflect the tax levy, assessed values and the housing stock; this is not a forecast of the bill for a home you buy.
Published Average Single-Family Tax Bill
$4,928Fiscal 2026; Montague
What should you check next?
- Match the listing, parcel identifier, municipality and any additional parcels included in the transaction.
- Confirm the actual providers and private maintenance responsibilities for water, wastewater and drainage.
- Compare candidate homes in Montague, Greenfield and Erving with documented bills and the same condition assumptions.
Keep the address, document date and source alongside each answer. If records disagree, identify which period and property each describes before treating the difference as a change. A missing result leaves a question open; it does not establish that a property has no problem or no cost.
Where can you continue the comparison?
- Montague versus Greenfield
- Finding the correct property record
- Checking access and road responsibilities
Browse all housing guides by subject.
Open the linked town records for the wider context, including sources and dates. Use the property-specific records to narrow a decision, and keep current quotes separate from the historical figures used to explain it here.
Which official guidance supports this article?
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue: determining property values. Guidance checked 2026-09-05; confirm current requirements for your transaction.
Sources
- MassGIS and municipal assessors. single-family assessment, annual tax illustration. Figures through Erving: FY2026; Greenfield: FY2025; Montague: FY2026. Checked 2026-08-21.
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services. annual tax illustration. Figures through Erving: FY2026; Greenfield: FY2026; Montague: FY2026. Checked 2026-08-05.
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue, community preservation records. annual tax illustration. Checked 2026-08-05.
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, community water systems. community water recorded. Checked 2026-09-07.
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, public sewer systems. sewer recorded. Checked 2026-09-07.
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue, historical average single-family tax bills. Published annual mean bills in the chart; nominal dollars, with only common reporting years in a two-town comparison. Figures through FY2010–FY2026. Checked 2026-08-05.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.