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Philadelphia Data

Maps of some neighborhoods showing the result of the LVT shift away from buildings. The most at-risk neighborhoods see a shift away from tax to other areas and onto substandard and vacant properties. A preview of "Philadelphia: Realizing our Potential," an ongoing project that will help citizens and policy makers make good choices about land value tax and tax policy. The numbers assume a revenue-neutral outcome with 50% of revenue coming from land, and 50% from buildings.

Image Bella Vista
A traditional working-class neighborhood of old-world charm. the orange dots represent increases; they are concentrated on blocks where buildings are currently off the tax trolls due to a program of 1-year tax abatement on improvements. The properties represented are owner-occupied.
Image Tacony
An at-risk neighborhood of working class small homeowners. LVT will give them a break, and punish the blighted properties that are metastasizing throughout.
Image City Wide LVT Residential
Broken Out by Zip code. It is clear that poor to working neighborhoods represent the greatest beneficiaries of the land tax shift.
Image Council District 6
The largest number of homes with a tax decrease for Residential Parcels in Philadelphia are in Council District 6.
Image Council District 6
The increased tax liability on vacant land is a prime goal of LVT. Again, we use Council district 6 as an example.
Image Residential Shift by Council District
Residential Properties in All Council Districts in Philadelphia Save With LVT
Image Residential Shift by Neighborhood
Some of Philadelphia's most at-risk neighborhoods benefit from a tax shift away from buildings and onto land.
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