19% BGS Residential Dollar Difference by Neighborhood Map

Somerton

By berry
Penny pack Park
Bustleton

West Torresdale
Cedarbrook
Chestnut Hill
Fox Chase
East Mount Airy
West Oak Lane
East Oak Lane Rhawnhurst Penny pack
West Mount Airy Ogontz
May f air
Lawncrest Holmesburg
Roxborough East Germantown
Oxf ord Circle
Wissahickon Park Olney
Logan
Germantown
Manay unk Tacony
Hunting Park
Juniata Park Frankf ord
East Falls Tioga
Allegheny West Harrowgate
Strawberry Mansion Bridesburg
North Central Fairhill
Wy nnef ield Richmond
Ov erbrook Hartranf t Kensington
Brewery town
Belmont West Kensington
Haddington Poplar
Mill Creek
Powelton Fairmount Fishtown
Cobbs Creek Riv erf ront
Cedar Park Center City West
Univ ersity CitySchuy lkill Center City East
Wharton
Kingsessing Point Breeze
Grays Ferry Pennsport
Girard Estates South Philadelphia
Elmwood

Marconi Plaza
Eastwick

This map displays the dollar difference in tax burden of a land value tax as compared to the Administration's proposal across all neighborhoods. The green circles indicate a lower
impact, the grey circles indicate a neutral impact, and the red circles indicate a higher impact in tax burden, the depth of each depicted through the color saturation.

Sum of 19% BGS $ Diffe..

-3,391,824 1,388,925

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 1 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS Residential Dollar Difference by Council District Map

Marian B. Tasco
Brian J. O'Neill
-$6,259,389 10 -$5,906,456

Joan L. Krajewski
9 -$10,987,417
Donna Reed Miller
-$430,958 8 6
Darrell L. Clarke
-$1,426,102 7 N/A
N/A $177,551
Curtis Jones, Jr.
-$3,647,583 4
5 Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez
-$3,824,843

Frank DiCicco
Jannie L. Blackwell
-$240,955 3 1 -$7,698,390

Anna C. Verna
-$4,639,407

This map displays the dollar difference in tax burden of a land value tax as compared to the Administration's proposal across council districts. The green circles indicate a lower
impact, the grey circles indicate a neutral impact, and the red circles indicate a higher impact in tax burden, the depth of each depicted through the color saturation.

Sum of 19% BGS $ Diffe..

-10,987,417 177,551

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 2 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS Residential Property Tax & Land Value Tax Revenues by Council District
Council Council
District Member
N/A N/A Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $2,044,477
Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $2,222,028
1 Frank Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $81,464,767
DiCicco Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $73,766,377
2 Anna C. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $65,885,317
Verna Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $61,245,910
3 Jannie L. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $26,626,318
Blackwell Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $26,385,364
4 Curtis Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $68,579,249
Jones, Jr. Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $64,931,666
5 Darrell L. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $52,346,610
Clarke Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $50,920,508
6 Joan L. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $73,418,623
Krajewski Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $62,431,206
7 Maria D. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $39,618,195
Quiñones.. Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $35,793,352
8 Donna Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $65,483,720
Reed Mill.. Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $65,052,762
9 Marian B. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $62,610,003
Tasco Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $56,350,613
10 Brian J. Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $107,205,481
O'Neill Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $101,299,025
Grand Total Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $645,282,759
Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $600,398,810

$0M $100M $200M $300M $400M $500M $600M $700M

Value

This chart compares the Administration's property tax proposal to a land value tax designed to raise the same revenue on residential properties. The blue bars represent the
property tax, and the orange bar represents the land value tax. Notice the reduction in burden for each district (except N/A) and the class overall.

Measure Names
Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax
Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 3 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS All Classes Dollar Difference by Council District
Council Member

$10,033,092
$10M

$5M
$4,115,858
$3,544,662 $3,600,428

$863,987

$0M
-$164,224 -$101,985

-$2,658,614

-$5M -$4,744,453
-$5,633,070

-$8,855,308
-$10M

N/A Frank DiCicco Anna C. Jannie L. Curtis Jones, Darrell L. Joan L. Maria D. Donna Reed Marian B. Brian J.
Verna Blackwell Jr. Clarke Krajewski Quiñone.. Miller Tasco O'Neill

This chart displays the dollar difference between the Administration's property tax proposal and a land value tax designed to raise the same revenue on all classes of properties.
The bars represent an increase or decrease in additional burden under a land value tax from the property tax, with red or green color saturation, respectively. Notice that excluding
N/A, 6 out of 10 council districts see a lower burden under a land value tax.

Sum of 19% BGS $ Diffe..

-$9M $10M

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 4 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS Residential Dollar Difference by Council District
Council Member

$177,551
$0M
-$240,955
-$430,958

-$1,426,102
-$2M
Sum of 19% BGS $ Difference

-$4M -$3,647,583
-$3,824,843

-$4,639,407

-$6M -$5,906,456
-$6,259,389

-$8M -$7,698,390

-$10M

-$10,987,417
-$12M
N/A Frank Anna C. Jannie L. Curtis Jones, Darrell L. Joan L. Maria D. Donna Reed Marian B. Brian J.
DiCicco Verna Blackwell Jr. Clarke Krajewski Quiñone.. Miller Tasco O'Neill

This chart displays the dollar difference between the Administration's property tax proposal and a land value tax designed to raise the same revenue on all residential properties.
The bars represent an increase or decrease in additional burden under a land value tax from the property tax, with red or green color saturation, respectively. Notice that excluding
N/A, 10 out of 10 council districts see a lower burden under a land value tax.

Sum of 19% BGS $ Diffe..

-$11M $0M

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 5 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% Residential BGS Shift Result by Council District
Council Member / Council District
Maria D.
Jannie L. Curtis Jones, Darrell L. Joan L. Quiñones- Donna Reed Marian B. Brian J.
N/A Frank DiCicco Anna C. Verna Blackwell Jr. Clarke Krajewski Sánchez Miller Tasco O'Neill

100%

29%
80%
% of Total Count of 19% BGS Shift Result

57%
61% 65%
75% 73% 76% 72%
60% 77%
85%
91%

40%
71%

43%
20% 39% 35%
25% 27% 28%
24% 23%
15%
9%
0%
N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

This chart displays the percentage of higher or lower impact between the Administration's property tax proposal and a land value tax designed to raise the same revenue on all
residential properties. The bars represent an increase or decrease in additional burden under a land value tax from the property tax, with red or green color, respectively. Notice that
excluding N/A, a significant majority of homes in 10 out of 10 council districts see a lower burden under a land value tax.

19% BGS Shift Result

Lower Impact
Higher Impact

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 6 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS Property Tax & Land Value Tax by Tax Class
Tax Class Tax Class
Number Name
1 Residential Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $645,282,759

Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $600,398,810

2 Hotel Or Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $173,634,039

Apartment
Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $164,384,568

3 Store With Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $29,331,147

Dwelling
Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $30,442,255

4 Commercial Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $275,209,409

Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $290,823,270

5 Industrial Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $55,773,841

Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $66,586,304

6 Vacant Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $24,737,613

Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $51,333,973

Grand Total Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax $1,203,968,808

Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax $1,203,969,180

$0M $200M $400M $600M $800M $1,000M $1,200M $1,400M

Value

This chart compares the Administration's property tax proposal to a land value tax designed to raise the same revenue on each tax class. The blue bars represent the property tax,
and the orange bar represents the land value tax. Notice the overall reduction in burden for residential and apartments, and a significant shift onto vacant property.

Measure Names
Sum of 19% BGS Property Tax
Sum of 19% BGS Land Value Tax

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 7 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS Dollar Difference by Tax Class
Tax Class Name

$30M
$26,596,360

$20M
$15,613,861

$10,812,463
$10M
Sum of 19% BGS $ Difference

$1,111,108
$0M

-$10M -$9,249,471

-$20M

-$30M

-$40M

-$44,883,948
-$50M
Residential Hotel Or Apartment Store With Dwelling Commercial Industrial Vacant

This chart demonstrates the aggregate dollar difference shift in burden under a land value tax from residential and apartments onto commercial, industrial, and vacant properties,
and highlights the tax relief for residents provided by a land value tax.

Sum of 19% BGS $ Diffe..

-$45M $27M

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 8 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org
 19% BGS Shift Result by Tax Class
Tax Class Name

100%

80% 36% 34%

% of Total Count of 19% BGS Shift Result

58%

60% 80% 75%

100%

40%

64% 66%

20% 42%
25%
20%
0%
Residential Hotel Or Apartment Store With Dwelling Commercial Industrial Vacant

This chart demonstrates the aggregate percentage shift in burden under a land value tax from residential and apartments onto commercial, industrial, and vacant properties, and
highlights the tax relief for residents provided by a land value tax.

19% BGS Shift Result

Lower Impact
Higher Impact

2009 Land Value Tax Shift Proposal for the City of Philadelphia Page 9 Henry George Foundation, www.ourcommonwealth.org
Administration’s 19% Budget Gap Property Tax Scenario, Part 1 Center for the Study of Economics, www.urbantools.org