Divisions & Programs

Tax Exempt Property: 2004

Property Owner	Acres	As % of Exempt Area	As % of City Area	Parcels
Private Education¹	434	38.0%	9.5%	304
City of Cambridge²	407	35.7%	8.9%	195
Other Governments³	140	12.3%	3.1%	87
Cambridge Housing Authority⁴	61	5.3%	1.3%	40
Religious⁵	45	3.9%	1.0%	129
Other Non-Profit⁶	30	2.6%	0.7%	52
Other Housing Groups⁷	24	2.1%	0.5%	26
Total Non-Taxable	1,141	100.0%	25.0%	833

1. Private Education includes colleges as well as private and parochial schools.
2. City of Cambridge includes municipal property, public schools and Cambridge Redevelopment Authority property.
3. Other Governments includes federal, state and county property.
4. Includes all properties owned by the Cambridge Housing Authority
5. Religious includes houses of worship, rectories and cemeteries owned by religious denominations.
6. Non-Profit includes all owners of non-taxable property in the City of Cambridge. This category does not include privately-owned publicly-assisted housing subject to 121A tax agreements.
7. Includes all nontaxable housing other than that owned by the Cambridge Housing Authority, such as many group homes. Please note that most privately-owned publicly-assisted housing is not tax exempt.

Sources: Cambridge Community Development Department, 2006; Cambridge Assessing Department, 2006.

Chart of Tax Exempt Property in Cambridge 2004

For More Information

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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