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Baltimore City Property Tax Map
Ryan J. SmithJune 2, 2013
Motivation
• Limited development experience
• Mapping seems most accessible from development as well as usage perspectives
• Start with AppsForPhilly Property Tax App, build from there
Baltimore Tax Facts
Baltimore City Property Taxes are HIGH
• Current Baltimore City Tax Rate:• $2.268 for every $100 of assessed property value (LiveBaltimore.com)
• Current Baltimore County Real Tax Rate:• $1.10 per $100 of assessed property value (BaltimoreCountyGov.com)
http://www.livebaltimore.com/resources/cityindex/property_taxes/
http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/budfin/customerservice/taxpayerservices/taxrates.html
Assessment & Appeal
• Property values are assessed by Baltimore City every 3 years• Homeowners may appeal this assessment if they disagree with it
• An important consideration of the appeal process is the assessed value of comparable homes
• While this information is available online, it is difficult to find and compare records within a small geographical area
• Introducing:Baltimore City Property Tax Map
• Built using property geography records and city property tax records provided by the city of Baltimore
• Map currently hosted by Mapbox.com
Viewable at Multiple Scales
View Individual Addresses View Trends Over Larger Areas
Tooltips Provide Specific Information
Tools Used
• Property Tax Values and Property Geometry:
• Street maps from OpenStreetMaps
• Data exploration and munging done: Quantum GIS
• Map tile production: TileMill
• Map hosting: Mapbox.com
https://data.baltimorecity.gov/
Future Additions:
• Improved interface, search tools, optimized for speed
• Filter by square footage, bedrooms, etc.
• Add map layers illustrating property tax assessed versus tax paid