{
  "publisher": "ZipNumbers",
  "city": "Boston",
  "state": "MA",
  "state_name": "Massachusetts",
  "county": "Suffolk County",
  "combined_rate": 6.25,
  "components": [
    {
      "level": "state",
      "name": "Massachusetts state sales tax",
      "rate": 6.25
    }
  ],
  "effective_date": "2026-01-01",
  "confidence": "verified",
  "population": 653833,
  "median_household_income": 89212,
  "zips": [
    "02108",
    "02109",
    "02110",
    "02111",
    "02113",
    "02114",
    "02115",
    "02116",
    "02118",
    "02127",
    "02128",
    "02129",
    "02130",
    "02134",
    "02135",
    "02136"
  ],
  "note": "Massachusetts allows no local sales tax, so Boston charges the flat state rate — but clothing under $175 per item is exempt, and only the amount above $175 is taxed.",
  "source": "Massachusetts Department of Revenue",
  "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/guides/sales-and-use-tax",
  "page_url": "https://zipnumbers.com/sales-tax/massachusetts/boston"
}