Attached is a memo about the total assessed value for every class of property.

Special interests and those in their pockets will keep spreading disinformation to stop us, but Boston residents deserve better, and businesses need our residents—their customers, work force, and community—to be supported too. Tax bills go out in January, so we need you to make your voice heard now.

There’s no debate that property taxes have been going up far too much and too fast on Boston residents. Senator Collins and his colleagues know how to fix this, because they just voted to pass Watertown’s residential tax relief home-rule petition in 2023 without any debate or objection.

After we reached a compromise with business groups, the City Council and State House of Representatives each voted twice to pass it. But State Senator Nick Collins blocked the measure in the Senate, saying first that he didn’t have enough information, and later that the situation wasn’t as dire.

Allowing continued double-digit increases threatens Boston’s economic future in already-uncertain and challenging times.

I am urging immediate passage of our home-rule petition in order to achieve the stability our residents and businesses need.

For FY26 we're seeing an even greater need for relief.

If the Legislature fails to act on our home-rule petition, we project a 13% spike in residential property taxes for the average single family homeowner. Meanwhile, the tax bill for the average Class A office tower is projected to decrease 4.4%.

The legislation was passed twice by the Boston City Council and the State House of Representatives, but it was procedurally blocked by a single State Senator, leaving Boston residents to face a significant tax increase.

Last year, @boston.gov projected a similar spike in residential taxes due to declining commercial property values.

We worked hard with legislative and business partners to negotiate temporary relief measures that would cushion the impact on residents.

I’m asking for the business community’s partnership in delivering balanced residential tax relief.

With this home-rule petition, the businesses they represent will benefit from excellent city services and greater stability for the residents who are their community, workforce, and customer base.

Next year, because of state law, corporations are set to pay their lowest share of property taxes in the last 43 years.

That means residential property owners are set to pay their highest share—an increase of $780 for the average single family homeowner.