INEQUITY REVEALED

HOMEOWNERSHIP AND HEALTHY LIVING GAPS ONCE IDENTIFIED BY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE PROVEN THROUGH FINE-GRADE DATA

While juggling a national practice with more than a dozen expert staffers, Joseph Minicozzi, AICP is the principal of Urban3, has been aggressively researching practices in his home county. 

Data has shown that Buncombe Count, NC unfairly taxes property in poor areas and also misses out on a fortune in untaxed residential value, due to structurally flawed tax assessment methods.

“Our research suggests that there are long-standing racial inequities in property tax administration that place unfair financial burdens on communities of color.

These disparities may have impacts on housing affordability, gentrification, displacement, household economics, and ultimately a driver of community health disparities,” states the Urban3 website section dedicated to this work.