Skip to content
Opinion
Link copied to clipboard
Link copied to clipboard

Philly’s property tax assessment system is broken. Here are four ways to fix it.

To improve the real estate tax assessment process over the long term, the city must tackle racial disparities, publish methods and data, ensure access to appeals, and enact a low-income tax freeze.

The 2500 block of South Mildred Street in Philadelphia. This one South Philly block saw one of the largest increases in new property assessments in recent years.
The 2500 block of South Mildred Street in Philadelphia. This one South Philly block saw one of the largest increases in new property assessments in recent years.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer
    by Jonathan Sgro, Kate Dugan, and Monty Wilson, For The Inquirer
    Published