Wayland Patch 1/8/13: How Does Your Tax Bill Compare to those in Wayland’s Peer Towns?. By now you’ve probably seen your first tax bill of 2013. You’ve seen the rate of $17.89 per $1,000 of assessed value, and you’ve possibly even taken a look at how that rate compares to some other towns. And while the list of tax rates is interesting, a couple of readers have posed the question of how Wayland’s tax situation compares to that of its peer towns, as voted on by the Finance Committee in September 2012.