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Middlesex County property data

Where Middlesex County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Cambridge and Lowell.

54Cities and towns

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Where the records are

The county offices an investor deals with in Middlesex County, and what each one puts online.

Deeds and mortgages

Middlesex South Registry of Deeds (Cambridge) and Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (Lowell). Both registries put their recorded land records on the state's masslandrecords.com system, with Middlesex South at masslandrecords.com/MiddlesexSouth and Middlesex North (Lowell area) at masslandrecords.com/MiddlesexNorth.

Owners and values

City of Cambridge Assessing Department and City of Lowell Assessors. Cambridge's free Property Database lists owner, value and property details for every parcel, and Lowell's free online assessment database at gis.vgsi.com/lowellma shows owners, sales history and assessments.

Tax sales

City of Cambridge Finance Department (Treasurer/Collector) Tax Takings. Cambridge posts its yearly tax taking notice free online with each parcel the City plans to take for unpaid taxes; Lowell's Tax Title Division page at lowellma.gov/416/Tax-Title-Sale gives the status of its tax title sales.

Foreclosure sales

City of Lowell Tax Title Division (Law Department). No county office lists mortgage foreclosure auctions, which are private sales run by lenders; Lowell's free page says the City is not holding tax title sales at this time.

Parcel maps

Cambridge GIS (AxisGIS and myCambridge). Cambridge GIS offers the free AxisGIS map to look up property, land use and historic areas, the myCambridge address tool, and free parcel map downloads by fiscal year.

How property is sold here

Middlesex County follows Massachusetts's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Massachusetts guide for how the state works.

Tax sales

Massachusetts does not hold a county tax sale and does not sell the property itself when taxes go unpaid. Each city or town's collector takes a tax lien, called a tax taking, and records it at the Registry of Deeds; Cambridge's Treasurer/Collector holds its taking each year, for example on December 15, 2025 at 795 Massachusetts Avenue, after posting the parcel list online. The city can then foreclose the tax title in the Land Court, and Lowell says it is not holding tax title sales at this time after the 2023 Tyler v. Hennepin County ruling.

Foreclosure sales

Massachusetts has no sheriff sale for mortgage foreclosures; lenders usually hold private power-of-sale auctions, typically at the property, after publishing notice in a local newspaper. Investors watch newspaper legal notices and filings at the Middlesex South and Middlesex North registries.

Assessed values

Cambridge and Lowell revalue every property each fiscal year at full market value, and Lowell's FY2027 values reflect the market as of January 1, 2026.

Transfer tax

Massachusetts charges a deeds excise of $2.28 per $500 of the sale price (about $4.56 per $1,000), paid when the deed is recorded at the Registry of Deeds, and Cambridge and Lowell add no transfer tax of their own.

Worth knowing

Middlesex County has two registries: Middlesex South at 208 Cambridge Street in Cambridge covers Cambridge and most of the county, and Middlesex North at 370 Jackson Street in Lowell covers Lowell and nearby towns.

Worth knowing

There is no county assessor or treasurer; each of the county's cities and towns assesses and collects its own property taxes.

Worth knowing

Lowell's FY2026 tax rates are $11.35 per $1,000 for residential property and $22.04 for commercial, industrial and personal property.

Every town in Middlesex County

The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.

Acton town
Arlington town
Ashby town
Ashland town
Ayer town
Bedford town
Belmont town
Billerica town
Boxborough town
Burlington town
Cambridge city
Carlisle town
Chelmsford town
Concord town
Dracut town
Dunstable town
Everett city
Framingham city
Groton town
Holliston town
Hopkinton town
Hudson town
Lexington town
Lincoln town
Littleton town
Lowell city
Malden city
Marlborough city
Maynard town
Medford city
Melrose city
Natick town
Newton city
North Reading town
Pepperell town
Reading town
Sherborn town
Shirley town
Somerville city
Stoneham town
Stow town
Sudbury town
Tewksbury town
Townsend town
Tyngsborough town
Wakefield town
Waltham city
Watertown city
Wayland town
Westford town
Weston town
Wilmington town
Winchester town
Woburn city

Questions

Where are deeds recorded in Middlesex County?

Middlesex County has two registries. The Middlesex South Registry of Deeds at 208 Cambridge Street in Cambridge covers Cambridge and most of the county, and the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds at 370 Jackson Street in Lowell covers Lowell and its neighbors.

When is the Middlesex County tax sale?

There is no countywide tax sale. Each city or town takes tax liens on its own schedule; Cambridge posts its yearly tax taking notice online, and Lowell is not holding tax title sales at this time.

How do I find who owns a property in Middlesex County?

Look up the parcel with the city or town's assessor, such as the Cambridge Property Database or Lowell's online assessment database, then check the deed at the Middlesex South or Middlesex North registry.

Are Middlesex County property records online?

Yes. Both registries put their land records on masslandrecords.com, and Cambridge and Lowell put owner, value and parcel map data online for free.

Sources for this guide

Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.

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