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This attachment document provides a tiered classification of disadvantaged communities within Massachusetts for Fiscal Year 2027, relevant to the Department of Environmental Protection's Water Management Act Grant program. The document categorizes 53 municipalities into Tier 1, 99 municipalities into Tier 2, and 99 municipalities into Tier 3 based on affordability metrics. These designations appear designed to identify eligible communities for targeted grant assistance related to water management planning, PFAS planning, rate studies, and implementation activities. The classification was developed using FY26 affordability data, which was the most current information available at the time of the Request for Responses publication in October 2025.
The tiered structure enables the Commonwealth to direct resources toward communities based on their level of economic disadvantage, with Tier 1 representing the most disadvantaged communities and Tier 3 representing those with lower disadvantage levels. This classification system directly supports the Water Management Act Grant program's goal of providing planning assistance, drought planning and resiliency projects, and demand management activities to eligible local communities across the state. The data source for these designations references the Commonwealth's affordability calculation documentation, establishing a standardized methodology for determining community eligibility and prioritization within the grant program.
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Disadvantaged Communities by Tier (FY27)
Tier 1:
Amesbury, Ayer, Barnstable, Berkley, Billerica, Bourne, Braintree, Brewster, Dartmouth, Deerfield, East Longmeadow, Eastham, Egremont, Falmouth, Gloucester, Great Barrington, Groveland, Harwich, Hopedale, Hudson, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Leyden, Lunenburg, Mashpee, Maynard, Medford, Merrimac, North Attleborough, Paxton, Pembroke, Pepperell, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy, Raynham, Richmond, Rochester, Rutland, Salisbury, Sandwich, Seekonk, Southampton, Stockbridge, Sturbridge, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Waltham, West Bridgewater, Westminster, Westport, Wilbraham, Winthrop, and Woburn
Tier 2:
Abington, Acushnet, Agawam, Alford, Ashburnham, Ashby, Attleboro, Auburn, Becket, Belchertown, Bellingham, Blackstone, Bridgewater, Brimfield, Carver, Charlton, Cheshire, Clinton, Dracut, Dudley, East Bridgewater, East Brookfield, Easthampton, Fairhaven, Framingham, Freetown, Granby, Granville, Hadley, Halifax, Hampden, Hanson, Hatfield, Haverhill, Hinsdale, Holbrook, Holland, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Lanesborough, Lee, Leicester, Leominster, Leverett, Malden, Marlborough, Methuen, Middleborough, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Monson, Montgomery, New Braintree, New Marlborough, North Brookfield, Northampton, Northbridge, Northfield, Norton, Oak Bluffs, Oakham, Otis, Oxford, Peabody, Pelham, Petersham, Phillipston, Revere, Rockland, Rowe, Salem, Saugus, Sheffield, Shirley, Somerset, South Hadley, Southwick, Stoughton, Swansea, Tisbury, Townsend, Tyringham, Uxbridge, West Boylston, West Brookfield, West Tisbury, Weymouth, Whitman, Williamstown, and Yarmouth
Tier 3:
Adams, Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Barre, Bernardston, Blandford, Brockton, Brookfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Chelsea, Chester, Chesterfield, Chicopee, Clarksburg, Colrain, Dalton, Erving, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Florida, Gardner, Gill, Goshen, Gosnold, Greenfield, Hancock, Hardwick, Hawley, Heath, Holyoke, Huntington, Lawrence, Lowell, Ludlow, Lynn, Middlefield, Monroe, Montague, New Ashford, New Bedford, New Salem, North Adams, Orange, Palmer, Peru, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Randolph, Royalston, Russell, Sandisfield, Savoy, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Springfield, Sunderland, Taunton, Templeton, Tolland, Wales, Ware, Wareham, Warren, Warwick, Washington, Webster, Wendell, West Springfield, Westfield, Whately, Williamsburg, Winchendon, Windsor, Worcester, and Worthington
Date Source
Note: FY26 is the most current year for which data was available at the time of the publication of this RFR.
https://www.mass.gov/doc/affordability-calculation-october-2025/download https://www.mass.gov/doc/affordability-calculation-october-2025/download
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