The 2026 property tax bill for 8 Cottage St was $2,697, down 16.9% from the year before.
Source: Plymouth County and Wareham Town assessment roll, as of April 14, 2026
Property Jurisdictions
Type
Name
State
Massachusetts
County
Plymouth County
County Subdivision
Wareham Town
Unified School District
Wareham School District (PK - 12)
Tax Bill & Assessment History
Year
Tax Bill
Assessed Value
Assessed Market Value
2026
$2,697.00 (-16.91%)
$315,100 (+1.16%)Land $101,500Building $213,600
$378,459 (+15.27%)
2025
$3,246.00 (-2.38%)
$311,500 (+5.2%)Land $101,500Building $210,000
$328,320
2024
$3,325.00 (+5.49%)
$296,100 (+13.02%)Land $74,500Building $221,600
2023
$3,152.00
$262,000Land $67,700Building $194,300
Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.
Flood
FEMA maps place 8 Cottage St in Zone AE, a high-risk flood area; flood insurance is required for federally backed loans.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, effective June 11, 2026 · OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, as of September 2026
FEMA Flood Zone
Zone AE high risk
100-Year Floodplain
Yes 1% annual chance
Floodway
No
Base Flood Elevation
14.0 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement
Required federally backed loans
Flood Insurance Cost
Premium on File median of 76 policies
Nearby Flood Policies
76 in force
Nearby Flood Claims
75 (1978–2024)
Claims Outside the SFHA
14 of 75
Most Recent Claim
Aug 2024 · tidal / storm surge
Claims by Event
Blizzards, High Winds & Record Snowfall, Mar 1993 · 2 claims
Hurricane Bob, Aug 1991 · 60 claims
Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.
Wildfire
Wildfire risk around 8 Cottage St is low, with less than a 0.01% annual chance of wildfire.
Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024
Wildfire Risk
Low lower than 99.1% of the US · lower than 98.7% of Massachusetts
Wildfire Likelihood
Under 0.01% annual chance
Exposure
None beyond ember reach
Values cover an area roughly 900 ft across, not the parcel itself; insurers use their own ratings.
Drinking Water
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, as of September 2026
Water System
WAREHAM FIRE DISTRICT serves 20,102 people · EPA ID MA4310000
Water Source
Groundwater
Last State Inspection
Sep 2024
Lead
2 ppb (2025) action level 15 ppb
Violations Reported to EPA
Water Quality
None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure
Coliform assessment Dec 2019
Monitoring and Reporting
None last 3 years
Results are for the whole water system, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. This system sells water to local utilities; the supplier billing this address may be one of them.
Internet Providers
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, based on 301 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025
Provider
Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable
2,000 / 2,000
Verizon Fiber · Fixed Wireless in parts of the area