"To live up to that promise, building a wide range of diverse housing options must be a central goal, ensuring that new families can put down roots and that existing residents are not priced out by rising costs."

To learn more, check out the Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2025.

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"Often, market rate units can pay more than some underutilized commercial, commercial building in terms of tax revenue helping support the cost of governing, from schools to public safety to public maintenance."

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Speaking at the release event for the Greater Boston Housing Report Card, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll says:

— Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll at the release of the Greater Boston Housing Report Card

"And I think for us to solve this, we've got to work together, and that means local officials, state officials, certainly, who are in a position to drive policy, folks who are building housing, those that are developing housing. There is a path forward."

"Some communities have zoned for growth, others have not," says Katherine Levine Einstein, Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of Housing at the Initiative on Cities, Boston University. The Initiative produced the Special Topic section.

— Luc Schuster, Boston Indictors, The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2025

"The work ahead is substantial, but with the alignment of research, advocacy, and policy, we are better positioned than ever to make a difference for people and communities across
Greater Boston."

M. Lee Pelton, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation

"The Greater Boston Housing Report Card will continue to serve as a shared fact base, a platform for convening, and a lever for accountability.

Please use the link above to register for the event.

The law requires states to add work requirements to Medicaid, based on the assumption that this will shrink enrollment and reduce the cost of the program.

Our report explains how Massachusetts can adhere to this new federal law in ways that would protect tens of thousands of state residents.

Co-written with staff from The Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, the report looks at how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act indirectly impacts the state’s Medicaid program, Mass Health.

The special topic section also features a deep focus on three case studies.

Everyone who attends the event in person will be invited to ask questions and share reactions to all aspects of the report.

The Greater Boston Housing Report Card provides the most up-to-date regional and municipal housing data.

For this year’s “Special Topic” section, a research team from Boston University’s Initiative on Cities has analyzed approval documents from those affected by the MBTA Communities law (MBTA-C).

The special topic section also features a deep focus on three case studies.

Everyone who attends the event in person will be invited to ask questions and share reactions to all aspects of the report.

The Greater Boston Housing Report Card provides the most up-to-date regional and municipal housing data.

For this year’s “Special Topic” section, a research team from Boston University’s Initiative on Cities has analyzed approval documents from those affected by the MBTA Communities law (MBTA-C).