No agenda, just facts.
No agenda, just facts.
No agenda, just facts.
Municipal Pay and Benefits: High Value, Low Awareness
Municipalities are finding it hard to find qualified candidates to fill jobs. Part of the challenge is due to the perception of low pay relative to the [...]
In Connecticut and Massachusetts, Inflation Hits your Local Tax Bill
In the past ten years, more residents moved out of Connecticut and Massachusetts than moved in(1), due in part to high taxes and the prospect of higher [...]
Property Taxes in Rhode Island Hold Steady
In 2017, Rhode Island began attracting new residents faster than existing residents were moving out of state, also known as “net migration inflow.”(1) This contrasts with its [...]
How Much Better is Buying than Renting?
Renting can be a better wealth generating strategy than buying.
What States have the Lowest Taxes?
How Much a Resident Would Save by Moving to another State
What State has the Lowest Cost of Living?
State and State Agency Taxes and Fees are the biggest drivers of Cost of Living differences across states.
What the general fund does not measure
The General Fund is not an adequate measure of fiscal health.
Do small towns have better schools?
Town size matters when it comes to school performance.
Tax fairness and free-ridership
Residents in larger cities and towns may be unfairly burdened.
Just how diversified are taxes?
State and local government revenue is generally well-diversified.
Our research comes from Pality.