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Is the New England Urban Tax Rate Too High?

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. Whether urban property tax rates in New England are too high is a matter of proper comparison. 20 cities in the 100,000 to 200,000 class size ate compared in respect of urban financial structure, economic characteristics, and tax rates to determine in what sense taxes could be said to be high. Average tax bills, measures of tax burden and dependence on revenue sharing were found to be significantly higher in New England. This was true despite the evidence that these cities–selected to be representative of many regions in the nation–were essentially alike. One emergent conclusion is the difference in tax rates reflects an actual difference in demand. That difference seems traceable to the one outstanding difference, the density of settlement.

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  • Charles J. Stokes, 1984. "Is the New England Urban Tax Rate Too High?," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(1), pages 75-89, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:43:y:1984:i:1:p:75-89
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1984.tb02224.x
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