Freely available datasets are critical for policy analysis. The Lincoln Institute’s databases enable researchers to study important land policy challenges, policymakers to understand practices in other jurisdictions, and journalists to provide context in their stories. They also promote transparency and democratize access to information.
Showing: All Data
Property Tax in Latin America
Files and Datasets
Property Tax, Public Finance
Files and Datasets
Property Tax, Public Finance
Lincoln Institute Vertical Equity App
On a national level, findings of widespread vertical inequity in property tax assessments—with low-priced properties assessed at a higher percentage of market value than high-priced properties—have challenged assessment offices across the US to measure and evaluate the vertical equity in assessment rolls.
Applications and Dashboards
Property Tax
On a national level, findings of widespread vertical inequity in property tax assessments—with low-priced properties assessed at a higher percentage of market value than high-priced properties—have challenged assessment offices across the US to measure and evaluate the vertical equity in assessment rolls.
Applications and Dashboards
Property Tax
Fiscally Standardized Cities
This database compares the finances of over 200 large US cities across more than 120 categories of revenues, expenditures, debts, and assets.
Applications and Dashboards
This database compares the finances of over 200 large US cities across more than 120 categories of revenues, expenditures, debts, and assets.
Applications and Dashboards
The Hardest Working River in the West
This StoryMap introduces viewers to the key water sustainability issues in the Colorado River Basin through data and stories. Although not the largest or longest river in the world, the Colorado River connects a rich array of social and ecological communities along its 1,450 mile journey from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to its mouth in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Maps and Infographics
Climate Change, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Water
This StoryMap introduces viewers to the key water sustainability issues in the Colorado River Basin through data and stories. Although not the largest or longest river in the world, the Colorado River connects a rich array of social and ecological communities along its 1,450 mile journey from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to its mouth in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Maps and Infographics
Climate Change, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Water
State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance
A component of the Significant Features of the Property Tax® database, this State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance Visualization Tool features narratives and data on property tax systems in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. An interactive map allows users to easily view and compare key property tax statistics among states.
Applications and Dashboards
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
A component of the Significant Features of the Property Tax® database, this State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance Visualization Tool features narratives and data on property tax systems in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. An interactive map allows users to easily view and compare key property tax statistics among states.
Applications and Dashboards
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Subscribe to receive the monthly digital edition of our magazine, Land Lines, and occasional announcements.