[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.

[Dakmar]

I know, I'm a single homeowner. I don't really mind paying the property taxes so all kids can go to school, but when you've got five or six families sharing the same single family residence it really throws things out of whack and rather than enforce zoning laws they will just raise the tax on everyone.