Property Tax Revenue

When corporations move out of the suburbs, they leaving behind largely unprofitable corporate campuses. Loss of property value and tax revenue follow in the communities they left.

May 28, 2020 - ProPublica

Texas overhauled its property tax system with two bills in June. The debate about the consequences of that bill continues.

July 8, 2019 - The Texas Tribune

The New York Times takes a deep dive into the "dark store theory" costing local municipalities millions, and potentially more, in property tax revenues all over the country.

January 17, 2019 - The New York Times

A biting opinion piece asks why Californians would want to worsen the effects of Proposition 13 by voting yes on Proposition 5.

October 19, 2018 - Los Angeles Times

The city of Cedar Rapids has traditionally struggled to generate funding for flood control projects from local sources. As flooding increases and federal support decreases, the political calculus for flood control infrastructure has changed.

September 10, 2018 - The Gazette

So you bought a lot for $1 under the city of Chicago's Large Lots program. Expect your bills to go up a lot more than that measly sum.

August 29, 2018 - Chicago Cityscape

St. Louis politicians are embroiled in controversy over the city's use of tax abatements, which come at the expense of funding for the city's school district. A map is seen as part of the solution.

August 13, 2018 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The mortgage interest deduction would be capped, as would property tax deductions, under a sweeping tax reform package proposed today by Republicans.

November 2, 2017 - The New York Times

A growing movement to implement a nationwide property tax in China is meeting resistance from the rich and powerful.

March 22, 2017 - The Wall Street Journal

It's counterintuitive, but in Detroit, the hope is that by lowering property taxes, the city might actually collect more in property taxes.

January 25, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Chicago's sale of three city-owned parking lots demonstrates how selling underused land for the purposes of transit-oriented development can benefit people and government.

September 23, 2015 - Metropolitan Planning Council - The Connector

Local officials in Lake County, located north of Chicago, are concerned about the revenue implications of a decision to preserve a parcel of land they view as a potential commercial development.

May 15, 2015 - Lake County News-Sun

City officials in Seattle have proposed a levy on property owners that would finance an integrated approach to transportation infrastructure improvements.

March 25, 2015 - Crosscut

A California state law that allowed temporary property tax reductions to homeowners during the housing crash is now swinging back the other way. Some homeowners have seen 20 percent increases in property tax bills.

May 10, 2014 - Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee blog)

James Bacon examines how in Washington DC's suburbs high-density developments produce significantly more tax revenue per acre than low density developments.

February 20, 2013 - Bacon's Rebellion

A new report explains why the double whopper of declining property tax revenue and state aid to local governments is causing the worst municipal fiscal crisis in a generation, and may not get better any time soon, explains Nate Berg.

June 4, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities