The reasons I have heard people move out of Lincoln( and surrounding towns):
1. Winter. 2. Taxes (local and state) 3. RE costs/COL 4. Move to a smaller house due to mobility issues and the effort needed to maintain a large home, not cost. 5. Be closer to grown adult children. > On Jun 4, 2025, at 4:32 PM, Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wish we knew why people were moving out of Lincoln - and which groups are > leaving > > Certainly some people leave because of new jobs, retirement, health and other > issues > > But I believe that a number of people, especially elderly and/or lower or > middle income are leaving or have left because of the taxes > > It would be ironic if the town spends more and more money to offer middle > income housing when the tax increase drives out the very people we are trying > to keep > > Yes I know the town has a property tax work off program but that only helps a > small group > > I was a big law corporate lawyer for 40 years and I struggle to pay these > damn property taxes > > I can’t image what these tax increases have done for those Lincoln residents > on fixed income or who don’t have family money to keep them afloat > > It seems that finding out why we are losing residents to other towns should > be something we should care about > > If any of the brokers in town can give me a list of property sales and names > of sellers for the last 5 years I would be happy to Investigate and report > back > > I hope we don’t want a town limited to people who move in for the schools > and move out when the kids graduate to or from high school. > > Laura Glynn > Tower Road > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
