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Marion property tax bills are due Monday, Nov. 2

Marion's most recent tax rate, for fiscal 2026, was $8.87 per $1,000 of assessed value, down from $9.32 the year before. Under state law, late payments draw interest at 14% a year.

By the SC360 Breaking and Public Safety Desk | Published Oct. 22, 2026 | Last verified Oct. 22, 2026, 5:34 p.m. ET

MARION Marion real estate and personal property taxes are due Monday, Nov. 2, the town's tax collector reminded residents Thursday. For questions, the Treasurer/Collector's office can be reached at 508-748-3504.

Nov. 1 falls on a Sunday this year. Under state law, when the last day to pay a real estate or personal property tax bill without interest lands on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the payment may be made on the next day a municipal office is open, without penalty or interest.

How to pay

Bills can be paid online through UniPay by electronic check or by credit card. Each electronic check payment carries a 50-cent processing fee, and paying that way takes the account number and bank routing number printed on one of the payer's checks. The town accepts Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards, and the card service provider charges its own convenience fee, which appears in a separate box and is added to the tax total.

Taxpayers can also pay in person at the Treasurer/Collector's office in the Marion Town House, 2 Spring St., or mail a payment to the Town House at 2 Spring St., Marion, MA 02738. Payments sent in the envelopes that come with the tax bills go to a lockbox service in Reading. The Treasurer/Collector's office is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, and Treasurer/Collector Kaylan Valadao can be reached directly at 508-748-3505.

What the rate has been

Marion's most recent tax rate, set for fiscal 2026, was $8.87 per $1,000 of assessed value, down from $9.32 in fiscal 2025. The rate was $9.26 in fiscal 2024, $9.44 in fiscal 2023 and $10.85 in fiscal 2022, after $11.32 in fiscal 2021 and $11.70 in fiscal 2020. At the fiscal 2026 rate, a home assessed at $500,000 carried a yearly tax of $4,435.

Across the 31 fiscal years from 1996 through 2026, the rate peaked at $13.50 in fiscal 1999 and reached its lowest point, $7, in fiscal 2006.

If a payment is late

State law makes a tax bill that is not paid on time delinquent, with interest charged at 14% a year counted from the due date. Property owners seeking an abatement of real estate or personal property tax file the application with the Board of Assessors.

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.

Notes

Every fact comes from the Town of Marion's own pages and the state law: the Tax Collector's reminder posted Oct. 22, the Treasurer/Collector department page, the Board of Assessors' tax rate history and abatement forms pages, and Mass. General Laws c. 59, s. 57C. We read them on Oct. 22. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar: Nov. 1, 2026 is a Sunday and Nov. 2, 2026 is a Monday. The $4,435 example is the fiscal 2026 rate times $500,000 divided by 1,000. No other news outlet is a source for this story, and none is credited. Not heard: a request for a photo of the Treasurer/Collector's office is pending with the town.

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Sources (5)

  1. Taxes Due November 2, 2026 (Town of Marion news flash, posted Oct. 22, 2026)Town of Marion. "The Marion Tax Collector would like to remind residents that real estate and personal property taxes are due on Monday, November 2, 2026. For any questions, please call 508-748-3504." Read Oct. 22, 2026.
  2. Treasurer/Collector department page (payment options, fees, contacts, hours)Town of Marion. UniPay online payment by electronic check ($0.50 processing fee) or credit card (MasterCard, American Express, Discover; convenience fee charged by the card service provider); in person at the Marion Town House or by mail to 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738; bill envelopes go to the lockbox service in Reading, MA; Treasurer/Collector Kaylan Valadao, 508-748-3505; office phone 508-748-3504; hours Monday through Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm, Friday 8 am to 3:30 pm. Read Oct. 22, 2026.
  3. Board of Assessors: Tax Rate History (fiscal 1996 to 2026)Town of Marion. FY2026 $8.87, FY2025 $9.32, FY2024 $9.26, FY2023 $9.44, FY2022 $10.85, FY2021 $11.32, FY2020 $11.70; FY1999 $13.50 (high); FY2006 $7 (low). Read Oct. 22, 2026.
  4. Board of Assessors: Abatement FormsTown of Marion. Boat excise, motor vehicle excise and real estate/personal property abatement applications (PDF). Read Oct. 22, 2026.
  5. Mass. General Laws c. 59, s. 57C (preliminary tax; installments; interest; weekend due dates)Massachusetts Legislature. Quarterly towns: preliminary tax due in two installments, Aug. 1 and Nov. 1; late installments delinquent with interest at 14% per annum from the due date; a last day that falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday moves to the next day the municipal office is open, without penalty or interest. Read Oct. 22, 2026.

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