[Dakmar]

Another thing to consider is public schools which are usually funded primarily by property taxes. People cramming 15 kids into a three bedroom house are paying the same property tax that a family with two or three kids pay. Some may consider this a minor point, but it's still another way your average citizen is getting ripped off.

[KfromMich]

Another thing to consider is public schools which are usually funded primarily by property taxes. People cramming 15 kids into a three bedroom house are paying the same property tax that a family with two or three kids pay. Some may consider this a minor point, but it's still another way your average citizen is getting ripped off.

And one person living alone can pay the same amount in property taxes as a family with several kids, and the single homeowner is receiving no direct benefit from the schools. This issue is more a result of the tax system than of the overcrowding problem.