Quabbin communities earn far less in PILOT payments for state-owned land

Revenue per Quabbin and non-Quabbin acre, fiscal year 2026

Quabbin communities receive far less in PILOT revenue per acre than they do for currently developed land that is taxed.

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Only Belchertown and Hardwick out of these seven Quabbin "host communities" have seen increases in PILOT payments over the past five fiscal years, according to Department of Revenue data.

Chart: Jordan Wolman/CommonWealth BeaconSource: Massachusetts Department of RevenueGet the data