[Massplanners] Question about school-aged children multipliers

Wed Mar 15 16:02:57 EDT 2023

Hi Mark, clearly their numbers are outdated but I still use their textbooks
for reference. My most recent FIA was about five years ago for a 95-acre
former private golf course/country club that the city ultimately bought. I
referenced L&B as well as utilize actual enrollment figures by E, MS, HS
compiled by the school department and related indicators that were collected
over a period of time. I'll gladly email the numbers to you. Gary

From: Mark Archambault (marchambault at ayer.ma.us) <marchambault at ayer.ma.us> 
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Subject: RE: [Massplanners] Question about school-aged children multipliers

Gary, 

Back in the late 90s, when I was preparing the Master Plan for Nashua, NH, I
used both 'Listokin and Burchell' numbers, followed by specific values for
Nashua that I calculated based on actual enrollment data for several
neighborhoods. 

The .75 multiplier for SF homes sticks in my mind, as were lesser values for
multi-family, though I don't recall the exact figures. 

Best wishes, 

Mark Archambault

Ayer Town Planner 

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Subject: RE: [Massplanners] Question about school-aged children multipliers

Hi Mark,

What were the data sources of the SAC multiplier that you used? One source I
tap is Burchell & Listokin fiscal impact handbook.

Gary

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Subject: [Massplanners] Question about school-aged children multipliers

Hello MassPlanners, 

Many years ago, I prepared several community and fiscal impact studies that
used multipliers for the average number of school-aged children (SAC) for
various styles of housing. 

I recall that for the town I was working in, that the SAC multiplier for
single-family homes then was about .75, for duplexes it was about .60 and
for multi-family residential was about .55, or something in that range. 

I am looking for currently accepted multipliers for mixed-use developments
with apartments above commercial space, to be exact.  I guess that would
fall under multi-family greater than a duplex. 

Any examples of numbers you may have recently used would be appreciated. 

Thank you, 

Mark Archambault, AICP

Ayer Town Planner 

Town Hall, One Main Street 

Ayer, MA 01432

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