FOX Business’ Gerri Willis joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to report on South Hadley, Massachusetts, residents voting on a 50% property tax hike as retirees warn of being priced out and a broader tax revolt grows nationwide.
America’s “Cradle of Liberty” is fast becoming the cradle of high costs.
With home prices nearly double the national average, Boston is facing a generational drain as high-skilled workers flee the city’s rising cost of living for greener — and cheaper — pastures in the South.
According to the 2026 Young Residents Survey, commissioned by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation, there is a growing crisis of confidence among the city’s most vital demographic: 26% of residents ages 20 to 30 plan to leave the Boston metro area in the next five years.
Additionally, the area’s life satisfaction rate has fallen from 89% to 79% in just a three-year period….
