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Rethinking the Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma
Resúmenes de políticas públicasFebrero 2023This policy brief focuses on the roles of the local property tax and state aid in the funding of public education and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. A key theme is the property tax–...
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Property Tax Relief for Homeowners
Resúmenes de políticas públicasMarzo 2022Property Tax Relief for Homeowners offers a guide to providing effective, targeted property tax relief without compromising municipal fiscal health or services.
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Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development
Resúmenes de políticas públicasFebrero 2019David MerrimanTax increment financing (TIF) is a popular economic development tool across the United States, but it often falls short of its promise to revitalize struggling neighborhoods. In this four-page Policy...
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The Future of U.S. Public School Revenue from the Property Tax
Resúmenes de políticas públicasSeptiembre 2017Andrew Reschovsky, Research Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis Policy Brief examines the property tax as a critical source of revenue for public schools in the United States. It demonstrates the high proportion of public education funding provided by the...
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Nonprofit PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)
Resúmenes de políticas públicasNoviembre 2016This policy brief covers key issues surrounding the use of nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs): payments made voluntarily by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes. It...
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State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance
Data VisualizationVisualización de datosFebrero 2018This data visualization tool allows users to compare a wide range of property tax statistics and key features of each state’s tax system. The companion narratives provide valuable context on the history of property tax systems and recent developments.
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Scenario Planning
We can't predict the future, but we can prepare for it.Visualización de datosNoviembre 2017What is scenario planning? Scenario planning is a practice through which communities plan for an uncertain future by exploring multiple possibilities of what might happen. The practice guides...
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The Place Database
Visualización de datosOctubre 2017The Place Database is permanently deactivated effective September 30, 2021. After this date, any previously created links to interactive maps will no longer work. You can still interact with many of...