Regional school share
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Monty Tech’s FY2026 assessment was 3.80% of Lunenburg’s levy: about $283 of the average bill, our estimate.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Sterling | $330 |
| Phillipston | $320 |
| Princeton | $299 |
| Ashby | $275 |
| Lunenburg | $270 |
| Holden | $268 |
| Westminster | $223 |
| Ashburnham | $215 |
| Hubbardston | $213 |
| Petersham | $188 |
| Templeton | $184 |
| Barre | $178 |
| Winchendon | $154 |
| Gardner | $132 |
| Fitchburg | $132 |
| Royalston | $107 |
| Harvard | $81 |
| Athol | $71 |
Our estimate: each town’s FY2026 required minimum over its levy, times its average bill. Lunenburg’s whole assessment is higher.
1 · The facts
$1,334,521
Monty Tech’s assessment on Lunenburg, FY2026
$1,270,711
the state-required minimum within it
$35,081,996
Lunenburg’s FY2026 tax levy (our arithmetic)
3.80%
of that levy, the assessment (our arithmetic)
$7,444
Lunenburg’s average single-family bill, FY2026
$283
of that bill, in proportion to the assessment
our estimate
18
member towns, each assessed by the district
5th of 18
Lunenburg among them, minimum per average bill
our estimate
$330
Sterling, the most, on the minimum alone
our estimate
$71
Athol, the least
our estimate
—
what part of the assessment the levy pays
not published
2 · What it shows
- 1
A member town pays its regional assessment from its own budget, which the levy and state aid fund.
- 2
The $1,334,521 assessment was 3.80% of the levy; in proportion, about $283 of a $7,444 average bill.
- 3
On the minimum alone, member towns range from $71 (Athol) to $330 (Sterling) of an average bill.
| Required minimum | Tax levy (ours)not from the books | Share of levynot from the books | Average bill | Of that bill (ours)not from the books | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | $1,082,478 | $24,748,252 | 4.37% | $7,535 | $330 |
| Phillipston | $303,310 | $4,473,557 | 6.78% | $4,724 | $320 |
| Princeton | $441,216 | $11,877,239 | 3.71% | $8,050 | $299 |
| Ashby | $368,587 | $8,353,800 | 4.41% | $6,225 | $275 |
| Lunenburg | $1,270,711 | $35,081,996 | 3.62% | $7,444 | $270 |
| Holden | $1,957,220 | $54,640,588 | 3.58% | $7,469 | $268 |
| Westminster | $808,812 | $21,687,861 | 3.73% | $5,992 | $223 |
| Ashburnham | $611,914 | $17,736,862 | 3.45% | $6,246 | $215 |
| Hubbardston | $396,826 | $9,198,081 | 4.31% | $4,947 | $213 |
| Petersham | $121,748 | $3,698,881 | 3.29% | $5,707 | $188 |
| Templeton | $583,816 | $14,239,006 | 4.10% | $4,490 | $184 |
| Barre | $386,445 | $10,942,666 | 3.53% | $5,053 | $178 |
| Winchendon | $577,554 | $17,652,345 | 3.27% | $4,720 | $154 |
| Gardner | $919,303 | $35,085,927 | 2.62% | $5,052 | $132 |
| Fitchburg | $1,814,721 | $71,368,255 | 2.54% | $5,189 | $132 |
| Royalston | $77,616 | $2,551,804 | 3.04% | $3,507 | $107 |
| Harvard | $167,314 | $30,169,451 | 0.55% | $14,562 | $81 |
| Athol | $338,018 | $18,593,102 | 1.82% | $3,924 | $71 |
Required minimum: the district’s FY2027 budget book, FY2026 column. Levy: DLS assessed values by class times DLS tax rates by class. Transport, capital and anything above the minimum are left out for every town.
Sources
- Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District — FY2026 budget presentation to Lunenburg
- Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District — FY2027 budget, member towns
- Massachusetts DOR, Division of Local Services — Assessed Values by Class
- Massachusetts DOR, Division of Local Services — Tax Rates by Class
- Massachusetts DOR, Division of Local Services — Average Single-Family Tax Bill