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1. Property Tax Relief for Homeowners

   Resúmenes de políticas públicas
   Marzo 2022
   Adam H. Langley and Joan Youngman

   Property Tax Relief for Homeowners offers a guide to providing effective, targeted property tax relief without compromising municipal fiscal health or services.

2. This Simple Policy Tool Can Make Property Taxes Fairer and Ease Homeowner Hardship

   Revista Land Lines
   Diciembre 2022
   By Jon Gorey, December 6, 2022

   A homestead exemption is a fiscally sound and equitable way to ease the property tax burden on residents.

3. How State Aid and Local Property Taxes Can Together Fund Quality Education for All Students

   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2022
   By Allison Ehrich Bernstein, November 15, 2022

   Local property taxes and state aid each have flaws, but a thoughtful combination of these two revenue sources is the most effective recipe for funding a high-quality K–12 education for all...

4. 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

   For Taxes Paid in 2021
   Otro
   Julio 2022
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

   As the largest source of revenue raised by local governments, a well-functioning property tax system is critical for promoting municipal fiscal health. This report documents the wide range of...

5. Comparative Measures of Property Tax Equity in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2022
   Ronald W. Rakow

   A nationwide analysis of property tax assessments and sales data over a ten-year period, by Christopher Berry of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, found pervasive...

6. Measures of Vertical Inequality in Assessments

   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2022
   Daniel P. McMillen and Ruchi Singh

   Standard measures of vertical inequity suggest that assessments are regressive in the sense that high-priced properties are often assessed at lower rates than low-priced properties. Conventional...

7. Split-Rate Property Taxation in Detroit

   Findings and Recommendations
   Otro
   Abril 2022
   John E. Anderson and Nick Allen

   Collecting more taxes on fewer properties has created significant challenges for residents and investors in Detroit. This study covers subjects of central importance to the City of Detroit: tax delinquency, business formation, and property value effects.

8. How Property Tax Limits Shift Burdens to New Home Buyers

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2022
   By Will Jason, July 13, 2022.

   Produced annually. the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study provides the nation’s most comprehensive analysis of local property tax rates by calculating the effective tax rate—the tax paid as a percentage of market value—for 74 large U.S. cities and a r

9. Designing School Aid Formulas to Achieve High-Quality and Equitable Education

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2022
   Andrew Reschovsky

   This paper describes the school funding formulas necessary to achieve five broad funding goals that have driven school finance policies over the past 50 years. After briefly summarizing the type of...

10. What Makes a Fair School Finance System?

    Documentos de trabajo
    Mayo 2022
    Andrew Reschovsky

    This working paper explores the complexities involved in defining school funding equity and fairness. In defining what they mean by fairness, state policymakers must address several issues. The first...