City of Revere · Approved January 27, 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.
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.
$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 Subsidized Housing Inventory eligible homes to reach the Commonwealth's 10% target.
Community voice
What residents told us
The Housing Production Plan (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, Housing Production Plan engagement summary
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.
01
Preservation
Preserve deed-restricted affordable homes that are safe, accessible, energy-efficient, and climate-resilient.
02
Stability
Protect low- and moderate-income renters and vulnerable residents from displacement and discrimination.
03
Wealth Building
Expand affordable homeownership and pathways for residents to build household wealth.
04
Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)
Stabilize naturally occurring affordable housing before market pressure removes its affordability.
05
Supply
Add diverse options, including deed-restricted affordable and middle-income homes.
06
Location
Focus new homes near transit, shops, services, schools, parks, and public infrastructure.
Strategy explorer
From plan to action
The Housing Production Plan organizes 16 recommendations into four complementary work lanes. Each lane helps turn the plan from broad goals into a coordinated implementation agenda.
16
recommendations, organized into four work lanes
1-4
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
5-10
Create supply in the right places
Use land, housing-authority sites, transit assets, zoning, and transportation tools.
- City and tax-title parcels
- Revere Housing Authority and MBTA sites
- Zoning reform
- Transportation demand management
11-13
Close the affordability gap
Use targeted assistance and incentives to expand access and preserve deed restrictions.
- Affordable homeownership
- Tax incentives
- Subsidized Housing Inventory preservation
14-16
Build local capacity
Strengthen the funding and organizational tools needed to implement the plan.
- Community Preservation Act
- Affordable Housing Trust revenue
- State and federal grants
Housing strategy dashboard
Each card translates one formal Housing Production Plan recommendation into plain language, with examples of what implementation could support. Use the full plan for policy detail.
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