Question 7 Opportunities

Question 7 would bar cities and towns from demanding more than 5,000 sq ft and 50 ft of frontage for a single-family home on a residentially zoned lot with public water and sewer. These are the existing lots big enough and wide enough to meet that standard more than once.

Voters decided Question 7 on 3 November 2026. The count was too close to call the next morning, with No narrowly ahead, and the result is certified in early December.

Statewide

— existing lots that Question 7's standard would let an owner divide, out of every residential lot in Massachusetts

Question 7 would only apply in residentially zoned areas. This rough analysis uses the assessor's residential use class and therefore cannot be assumed to be accurate. Question 7 as it appears on the ballot

Color the lots by

No recorded sales nearby

What homes near each lot have sold for per square foot, from CommunityScale's national sale-price surface, the same layer as the Home prices level on the atlas.

Public water and sewer, where Question 7 would apply

Septic or private well, unaffected

Every residential lot over 10,000 sq ft

Only the first group is drawn on the map. The other two are lots Question 7 would not reach.

Cities & towns

How this was measured

Vote and opportunity, by city and town

Question 7 Opportunities