Property tax relief for small homeowners
Resident asks for property tax relief for small homeowners to keep poor and middle-class families, including long-time owners in Dorchester and Roxbury, in the city.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Property tax relief for all small home owners. This keeps the poor and middle class in the city. Instead of trying to figure out what to do with a surplus of $2M, you could just not overcharge for living in the city in the first place.
Who it helps and why
This benefits many who bought their homes when it was affordable. Many homes in Dorchester and Roxbury are now selling for over $1M; the folks who bought those homes in the 1970s and 1980s could never afford to buy those homes now. They are struggling to pay the property tax. For multi-family homes, they are raising rents to cover these fantastical figures. Keep generations of families together and make Boston affordable to everyone.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 29, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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