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Town Profiles
Dartmouth
The Community of Dartmouth, located in Southeastern
Massachusetts, is comprised of a land mass of sixty-four
square miles making it the fifth largest town in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The year round population of
Dartmouth is twenty-nine thousand people. The Community
consists of a scenic coastline that borders Buzzard's Bay
and numerous coastal estuaries including the Slocum River,
Little River, Apponagansett River and Clark's Cove. The
northern part of Town is a historic rural environment
comprised of scenic forest lands, with residential homes
nestled within the area. The Community is the home to the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a four year
institution with numerous colleges of study. The commercial
district of the Community is comprised of a good cross
section of local and nationally-recognized businesses. The
Community is traversed by Massachusetts State Highway Route
6 and just to the north by U.S. Interstate 195. Two exits
from the Interstate, Reed Road (Exit 11) and Faunce Corner
road (Exit 12), are the major access points from Interstate
195.
The Community presents a diversity of activity and
environments for its residents and visitors, The coastal
environment to the south is bordered by a significant number
of large agricultural farms that have land rolling to the
ocean's edge. This layout presents the most beautiful,
pristine, scenic environment reminiscent of how life existed
one-hundred years ago when Dartmouth was solely an
agricultural Community. The coastline has a number of Town
and State beaches for public recreation. Significant efforts
have been undertaken to preserve the rural and agricultural
character of the Community. Dartmouth has multiple
Industrial Parks with available land for development,
serviced by municipal water, sewer and gas all at a tax rate
that is one of the lowest in Massachusetts. Dartmouth
participates in the Massachusetts Economic Development
Program, is a member of the Economic Target area, has five
Economic Opportunity Areas and has negotiated five Tax
Increment Financing agreements for major companies who have
built in Dartmouth.
Tax Rate:
Fire District 1 - $7.04per thousand
Fire District 2 - $7.23 per thousand
Fire District 3 - $7.13 per thousand |
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