Housing Plan for All | City of Revere

City of Revere · Approved February 2025

Housing Plan for All

Revere's Housing Production Plan is a practical roadmap for preserving affordable homes, protecting residents from displacement, creating new housing options, and guiding growth toward places with transit, services, parks, and public infrastructure.

Explore the 16 strategies Read the full plan

This guide translates the plan into a public-facing experience. Figures below describe the plan's baseline conditions and are dated where the report provides a date.

43% of Revere households were housing cost-burdened. The plan defines this as paying more than one-third of income toward housing.

7.06% of year-round homes counted on the Subsidized Housing Inventory. Plan baseline: 1,728 units as of 2024.

208 affordability restrictions were identified as expiring by 2025. A plan-era preservation risk, not a current status count.

16 implementation strategies organize the work. Grouped by Stability, Supply, Subsidy, and Capacity.

$1,117

The monthly gap for renters

Using 2022 housing costs and incomes, the plan found that the median renter household would need about $1,117 more each month to afford the average rent.

64%

Homeownership was slipping out of reach

Nearly two-thirds of homeowner survey respondents said they would not be able to purchase their current home at the prices reported during the planning process.

718

More affordable homes were needed

At the plan's baseline, Revere needed at least 718 additional SHI-eligible homes to reach the Commonwealth's 10% Subsidized Housing Inventory target.

Community voice

What residents told us

The HPP process included two forums and a community survey. Together, the responses pointed to a clear theme: housing costs are shaping whether people can stay in Revere.

“For folks that are in the middle, there are no resources available to me to try to stay above water.” Revere community participant, HPP engagement summary

298 participation points across the planning process

261 community survey responses

Top themes Housing costs, affordable options, displacement, starter homes, homeownership, climate resilience, and homes near transit.

Five-year goals

Six ways to guide progress

The goals give the city a balanced framework: preserve what exists, prevent displacement, create new options, and focus growth where residents can reach daily needs.

Preservation

Preserve deed-restricted affordable homes that are safe, accessible, energy-efficient, and climate-resilient.

Stability

Protect low- and moderate-income renters and vulnerable residents from displacement and discrimination.

Wealth Building

Expand affordable homeownership and pathways for residents to build household wealth.

NOAH Stock

Stabilize naturally occurring affordable housing before market pressure removes its affordability.

Supply

Add diverse options, including deed-restricted affordable and middle-income homes.

Location

Focus new homes near transit, shops, services, schools, parks, and public infrastructure.

Strategy explorer

From plan to action

The plan organizes 16 recommendations into four complementary work lanes. Filter the cards below to see how preservation, zoning, funding, transit, and homeownership connect.

1-4Stability

5-10Supply

11-13Subsidy

14-16Capacity

Housing strategy dashboard

Each card translates one formal HPP recommendation into plain language, with examples of what implementation could support. Use the full plan for policy detail.

16 strategies shown

All 16 strategies

The interactive filters require JavaScript, but the complete strategy list is available below.

Create a right-of-first-refusal preservation program.
Partner with mission-driven developers to purchase and rehabilitate NOAH.
Support a local Community Land Trust.
Adopt an Affordable Housing Overlay.
Offer surplus city-owned property for affordable housing.
Use tax-title parcels to create affordable housing.
Partner with the Revere Housing Authority on underdeveloped sites.
Explore MBTA parking-lot redevelopment.
Reform zoning to support housing production.
Create a Transportation Demand Management system.
Support affordable homeownership opportunities.
Adopt tax incentives for affordable housing.
Preserve expiring SHI units.
Adopt the Community Preservation Act.
Create more revenue streams for the Affordable Housing Trust.
Pursue state and federal funding for strategic growth.

Implementation roadmap

Four lanes of work

The plan treats housing affordability as coordinated work. These four lanes can advance together while responsible city departments and partners sequence individual actions.

Strategies 1-4 · Stability

Stabilize what exists

Preserve naturally affordable buildings and create pathways to long-term affordability.

Right of first refusal
Mission-driven partners
Community land trust
Affordable housing overlay

Strategies 5-10 · Supply

Create supply in the right places

Use public land, housing-authority sites, transit assets, zoning, and transportation tools.

City and tax-title parcels
RHA and MBTA sites
Zoning reform
Transportation demand management

Strategies 11-13 · Subsidy

Close the affordability gap

Use targeted assistance and incentives to expand access and preserve deed restrictions.

Affordable homeownership
Tax incentives
SHI preservation

Strategies 14-16 · Capacity

Build local capacity

Strengthen the local funding and organizational tools needed to implement the plan.

Community Preservation Act
Housing Trust revenue
State and federal grants

Source: City of Revere, Housing Production Plan, approved February 2025. This page is a plain-language guide, not a substitute for the adopted plan. Baseline figures and projections should be updated when the City publishes newer data.

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