Prior Year's Levy Limit
This is where the math starts: how much property tax the city was allowed to collect last year, before this year's increase gets added on.
This inched up to $68,632,786 this year, about 5% more than the $65,395,698 it was in FY2025.
Computed from each fiscal year's own revenue recap figures below - see Methodology.
By Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $68,632,786 |
| FY2025 | $65,395,698 |
| FY2024 | $62,863,851 |
| FY2023 | $60,262,734 |
| FY2022 | $58,053,016 |
| FY2021 | $55,682,046 |
| FY2020 | $53,682,908 |
| FY2019 | $51,485,090 |
| FY2018 | $49,602,326 |
| FY2017 | $47,650,217 |
Governing law: M.G.L. c. 59, § 21C (Proposition 2½)