Add: 2 1/2%
State law lets the city add 2.5% more property tax than last year, automatically, every single year - whether or not costs actually went up that much.
This inched up to $1,715,820 this year, about 5% more than the $1,634,892 it was in FY2025. Worth noting: in FY2024 the city chose not to take the full 2.5% property tax increase it's allowed to add each year under Proposition 2½. It added $1,527,596 instead of the full $1,571,596 - about $44,000 less than the maximum.
Computed from each fiscal year's own revenue recap figures below - see Methodology.
Since taking office, Mayor Samantha M. Squailia has set this at an average of $1,675,356 a year over FY2025 through FY2026 - about 23% more than Mayor Stephen L. DiNatale set it at (an average of $1,367,257 a year over FY2017 through FY2024).
Mayor identified from Each fiscal year's own Mayor's Budget cover page and budget message.
By Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1,715,820 |
| FY2025 | $1,634,892 |
| FY2024 | $1,527,596 |
| FY2023 | $1,506,568 |
| FY2022 | $1,451,325 |
| FY2021 | $1,392,051 |
| FY2020 | $1,342,073 |
| FY2019 | $1,287,127 |
| FY2018 | $1,240,058 |
| FY2017 | $1,191,255 |
Governing law: M.G.L. c. 59, § 21C (Proposition 2½)