Agreed, this chart shows it the best. Towns with our population generally do not have a large community center because they do not have the tax base or population to support it.
On Nov 28, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Karla Gravis <karlagra...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Rich,
While the hypothesis you presented seems reasonable, the facts show otherwise. If you look at the site you just linked, there are many Greater Boston Area towns in that list with lower population density than Lincoln, lots of open space, very little commercial base AND much lower property taxes. None of the towns in the table below are contemplating a $25M Community Center.
On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 1:04 PM Rich Rosenbaum < s...@bcdef.com> wrote:
There
has been a bit of discussion regarding LIncoln's property taxes
compared to other towns. One reason taxes may be higher than similar
towns is our low housing density.
Lincoln has
consciously and deliberately limited density with land acquisition,
zoning regulations, agricultural easements and more.
The
result is that there are fewer houses to distribute fixed costs. If you
have two similar towns with the same number of miles of road, the less
housing-dense town will pay more per family to maintain those roads. The
same goes for many other services provided by the town.
All of this wonderful open space that we all enjoy is not free.
Here are some statistics from this site (not sure of the date but I assume it does not change quickly):
Town Population / sq. mile
Bedford 926.37
Wayland 819.52
Sudbury 683.63 Weston 664.03 Concord 656.11
Lincoln 359.11
Our limited commercial base is also a factor.
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