When are real property tax bills mailed and payments due?
The Town of Brookline employs a Quarterly tax billing system. Tax bills are mailed four times a year:

1st Quarter - July 1st
2nd Quarter - October 1st
3rd Quarter - January 1st
4th quarter - April 1st.

The bills are sent thirty (30) days prior to the dates they are due. The quarterly tax payments are due thirty days from the date the tax bill is issued on the following dates:

August 1st
November 1st
February 1st
May 1st


NOTE: If the 1st of the month falls on a weekend or Federal Holiday, taxes and abatement applications are due the first business day immediately following the 1st.

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1. I’m a new owner. Why did I receive my tax bill in the former owner’s name?
2. How do market conditions affect my assessment?
3. What does full and fair cash value mean?
4. What is a Residential Exemption?
5. How do you determine market value?
6. I purchased my property in calendar year 2015. When do I qualify for a residential exemption?
7. What is a Statutory Exemption?
8. When are real property tax bills mailed and payments due?
9. I live in Chestnut Hill, why haven't I received my motor vehicle excise bill?
10. What is a Tax Classification Hearing?
11. How do I change my address for my Motor Vehicle Excise Tax?
12. What is the difference between Real and Personal Property?
13. What is a Revaluation and why is it necessary?