Here's the starting pricing at the monstrosity Sudbury built abutting Lincoln/Concord.
https://www.pulte.com/homes/massachusetts/greater-boston-area/sudbury/preston-at-cold-brook-crossing-210742 On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 4:01 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed! > > The disappearing middle class in Lincoln (there still is one, but dying > off) is what we need to focus on…a point I have been making (publicly) for > some time. > We can do this, to a degree, with a change in how we calculate property > tax. > But, that is only one mechanism, and needs to be coupled with others. > We need to get creative, and, so far, we have shied away from potential > tools that will require much work to develop.. > > I would argue that adding 200-500 condos in S.Lincoln/Lincoln Station will > not address this. > It will offer another type of housing, but not what most middle class > families seek. > > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Apr 25, 2022, at 3:54 PM, Bob Kupperstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a case where median income gives a very misleading picture. Our > median is the result of a very distorted income distribution - simply put, > there is virtually no middle-class in Lincoln. > > Look at the town-by-town section in the Globe's reporting on the data: > https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/21/metro/charts-whats-wealthiest-town-massachusetts-see-census-data-income-poverty/ > (Lincoln is on page 4) - our numbers are very skewed (to the high-income > end). > > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is telling and offers some data points. >> Linocln is not in the top 25, in spite of the fact that there are over >> 130 folks who make over $1 million/yer. >> >> If you look at our state certified affordable housing, that makes up 14%. >> 1/3 of our homes are condo, townhouses or apartments. >> 1/3 of us are over 60. >> >> While we are not racially diverse, our housing stock and other measures >> indicate a degree of diversity that might surprise some…and should factor >> in as we plan, going forward. >> >> Sara >> >> >> >> >> The median household income of $84,385 made Massachusetts the >> third-richest state in the nation, according to new Census data. >> >> >> https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/these-are-richest-poorest-towns-massachusetts?utm_source=shared-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> <Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 3.53.45 PM.png> > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Ted Chan [email protected] / (781) 856-8686
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