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Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Market Outcomes

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And the commission suggested eliminating minimum lot size requirements for residential land. More than half of the cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts mandate that some lots for single-family homes be at least one acre. Some require a baseline of two acres, one and a half times the size of the playing field at Gillette Stadium, per house. - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/21/business/massachusetts-housing-affordability/

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“Everybody who complained said, ‘We left Dorchester to come to Milton and now you’re trying to turn Milton into Dorchester,” she said. “It was like, ‘We made it and who are you to come here and try to change our town?’ “ - https://apps.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/special-projects/spotlight-boston-housing/milton-restrictive-zoning/?s_campaign=housingproj:footer

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Milton’s subsidized housing inventory is at about 5.6 percent, according to data provided by the town. About 90 percent of the town’s subsidized housing is for seniors, data show, which some housing analysts see as a common sign of suburbs being unwelcoming to young families, especially those who might add burdens to the school system. - https://apps.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/special-projects/spotlight-boston-housing/milton-restrictive-zoning/?s_campaign=housingproj:footer

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