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Data as of
| Dataset | As of |
|---|---|
| DLS free cash (budget grade uses FY2024-26 average) | FY2026 |
| DLS levy capacity, average single-family tax bill | FY2026 |
| DLS long-term debt, debt service and debt exclusion amounts (budget grade uses FY2023-25 average) | FY2025 |
| DLS override and exclusion votes | Through 25 Oct 2026 |
| DLS Schedule A budgets | FY2025 (FY2023-24 for 5 towns) |
| DLS equalized value (EQV) | 2024 |
| DOR income per capita | 2023 |
| LA3 single-family sales | Calendar 2024 (5-yr change vs 2019) |
| DESE enrollment and students per teacher | 2025-26 |
| DESE teacher FTE | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| DESE Chapter 70 foundation enrollment | FY2027 |
| Census ACS median household and per-resident income | 2020-24 5-year |
| Census of Governments / Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances | 2022 |
| National comparison (Census, BEA, BLS) | 2012-2024 |
| Federal Reserve pension estimates | 2012 and 2022 |
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