Homes for Sale in Marion, Massachusetts
Sippican Harbor, one of the largest sailing fleets in Massachusetts, and the lowest tax rate on the SouthCoast.
per $1,000 assessed
an established retirement town
very little rental stock
About Marion, MA
Marion is a sailing town that happens to have houses in it. Sippican Harbor is the organizing fact of the place — one of the largest sailing fleets in Massachusetts moors here, Tabor Academy sits directly on the water, and the Beverly Yacht Club, Barden’s Boat Yard and Silvershell Beach fill out a waterfront that has been in continuous maritime use since the shipbuilding era. The town covers about 14.1 square miles of land with an estimated 5,366 residents.
What that produces is a housing market with very little middle. Marion has the highest median household income of the three Old Rochester towns and the lowest property tax rate, and roughly 90.8% of its housing is owner-occupied. Inventory is thin by structural design: much of the town is water, conservation land, or Tabor.
Marion by area
The Village
The walkable center — Marion General Store, which dates to the 1800s, the historical society, and the tight lanes of Wharf Village. Antique housing stock, close to the harbor, and the most consistently in demand.
Converse Point & Great Hill
Marion’s prestige waterfront addresses. Large parcels on points reaching into Sippican Harbor and Buzzards Bay, rarely on the open market.
Piney Point & Planting Island
Historic summer colonies that have steadily converted to year-round living. Planting Island in particular has a distinct architectural character the town has documented in its own historical reporting.
Sippican Neck & Allens Point
Wooded, private, and generally larger lots than the village, with water access without village density.
Marion for buyers over 55
Marion is already a retirement town in fact if not in branding: 27.3% of residents are 65 or older. That is the appeal and also the problem. The inventory that comes to market is overwhelmingly detached single-family housing with stairs, yards and salt-air exterior maintenance — exactly what a downsizing buyer is trying to leave behind. Buyers who want to stay in this school district and this stretch of Buzzards Bay without the upkeep generally end up looking inland, which is why Trailside Estates in neighboring Rochester draws Marion sellers.
The Marion Council on Aging is at 465 Mill Street, (508) 748-3570. Tobey Hospital in Wareham is the nearest emergency department.
Schools
Sippican School serves pre-kindergarten through grade 6. Grades 7 through 12 attend Old Rochester Regional Junior High and High School in Mattapoisett. Tabor Academy, a grades 9–12 boarding and day school, occupies a significant stretch of the Marion waterfront.
Property taxes
Marion uses a single tax rate. The FY2025 residential rate was $9.32 per $1,000 of assessed value — the lowest of the three Old Rochester towns — against $11.03 in FY2019. Roughly 93.7% of taxable property in Marion is residential, which is why the town has never adopted a split rate.
Tax rates, assessments and program terms change annually and several senior relief programs are adopted by local vote. Figures are shown with the fiscal year they cover; confirm current numbers with the town Board of Assessors before relying on them.
Specialist agent: Paula Lopes.
Paula leads our Massachusetts listing work across the SouthCoast, including Marion. She is a Massachusetts notary and works with sellers preparing a long-held family home for market as well as buyers moving into the region.
Frequently Asked
What is the property tax rate in Marion, MA?
Marion uses a single tax rate for all property classes. The FY2025 residential rate was $9.32 per $1,000 of assessed value, the lowest among Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester. Confirm the current fiscal year figure with the Marion Board of Assessors.
Which Marion neighborhoods are on the water?
Converse Point, Great Hill, Piney Point, Planting Island, Allens Point and Sippican Neck all carry harbor or Buzzards Bay frontage or access. The Village sits immediately behind the harbor and is the most walkable part of town.
Are there 55+ communities in Marion?
Marion has no large age-restricted development. Buyers who want single-level, maintenance-free living in this school district and area most often look to Trailside Estates in adjacent Rochester, about fifteen minutes inland.
What schools serve Marion?
Sippican School covers pre-kindergarten through grade 6. Grades 7 through 12 attend Old Rochester Regional in Mattapoisett. Tabor Academy, a private day and boarding school for grades 9 through 12, is located on the Marion waterfront.