Do they list any annual fees or other expenses? Condo/Assoc. fees + taxes+utilities? The condo/assoc. fess can really dirve up annual costs.
------ Sara Mattes > On Apr 25, 2022, at 4:26 PM, Chris McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm seeing under $500k for a 2bd/2ba. > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 16:23 Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Yes, that is definitely well into upper middle class territory…. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Monday, April 25, 2022, 4:20 PM, Ted Chan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > 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 > > <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] > <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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/ >> >> <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] >> <mailto:[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 >> >> <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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >> <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > > > -- > Ted Chan > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> / (781) 856-8686 > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > <mailto:[email protected].> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > <Screenshot_20220425-162244_Redfin.jpg>
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