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How Homestead Exemptions Can Counteract Regressivity in Property Tax Assessments
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2024Ron Rakow, Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyEvidence presented in several recent academic studies using national datasets indicates widespread regressivity in property tax assessments. This can be due to statutory limits on assessment levels...
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50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
For Taxes Paid in 2022OtroAgosto 2023Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal ExcellenceAs 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...
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Transitioning Out of Capped Property Assessments
The Value Recapture ApproachDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2023Carmela QuintosAssessment caps lead to inequities because the same growth limit is applied to high and low growth properties. For high growth properties that fall under the cap, the assessments are artificially...
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Green Infrastructure, Home Values, Land Value Capture, and Equitable Property Assessment
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2023Jeffrey P. Cohen, Michael Dietz, and Yuchen HuangClimate change has necessitated innovative approaches to financing storm water mitigation in coastal communities throughout the world. We study how adding bioswales near residential properties in New...
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Can Removing Development Subsidies Promote Adaptation?
The Coastal Barrier Resources System as a Natural ExperimentDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2023Hannah Druckenmiller, Yanjun (Penny) Liao, Sophie Pesek, Margaret Walls, and Shan ZhangAs natural disasters grow in frequency and intensity under climate change, limiting populations and properties in harm's way will be one important facet of adaptation. This study focuses on one...
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New Hampshire: Heavy Property Tax Reliance and Longstanding School Finance Litigation
Documentos de trabajoAbril 2023Semida Munteanu, Bethany Paquin, and Sydney ZelinkaNew Hampshire does not levy a broad-based sales or individual income tax and therefore is the state most reliant on property taxes. In 1999, New Hampshire dramatically changed its system of school...
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50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
For Taxes Paid in 2021OtroJulio 2022Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal ExcellenceAs 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...
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Comparative Measures of Property Tax Equity in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Documentos de trabajoAgosto 2022A 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...
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Measures of Vertical Inequality in Assessments
Documentos de trabajoAgosto 2022Daniel P. McMillen and Ruchi SinghStandard 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...
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Split-Rate Property Taxation in Detroit
Findings and RecommendationsOtroAbril 2022John E. Anderson and Nick AllenCollecting 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.
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