Property Tax Exemption Data for U.S. Cities

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Property Tax Exemption Data for U.S. Cities

Governing compiled property assessment statistics from local assessment offices and finance departments for the 20 most populous U.S. cities with available data. Exempt property totals listed include government parcels unless otherwise indicated. Figures are not comparable between most cities because assessment offices collect data differently and have varying assessment cycles.

Assessed values listed in million dollars

City	Year	Taxable Parcels	Fully Exempt Parcels	Total Assessed Value	Exempt Assessed Value	Total % Exempt	Year	Taxable Parcels	Fully Exempt Parcels	Total Assessed Value	Exempt Assessed Value	Total % Exempt	Source
Austin, Texas	2011	237,753	8,393	$88,006	$10,869	12.4%	2006	220,518	7,293	$67,620	$8,136	12.0%	Travis Central Appraisal District: Certified totals report
Baltimore, Md.	2012	217,863	18,774	$49,897	$15,130	30.3%	2006	217,382	17,467	$34,719	$8,924	25.7%	City of Baltimore, Bureau of Budget and Management Research
Boston, Mass.	2012	153,807	8,347	$118,784	$34,800	29.3%	2007	143,153	8,709	$110,458	$27,457	24.9%	City of Boston Assessing Department
Charlotte, N.C.	2011	502,605	5,929	$98,961	$12,614	12.7%	2006	596,758	4,738	$75,041	$8,771	11.7%	Mecklenburg County Government
Columbus, Ohio	2011	254,301	19,073	$19,606	$5,596	28.5%	2006	247,058	8,980	$18,857	$4,081	21.6%	Franklin County Auditor's Office
Dallas, Texas	2011	361,376	15,060	$100,232	$23,445	23.4%	2006	372,134	13,652	$96,011	$20,923	21.8%	Dallas Central Appraisal District
Denver, Colo.	2011	226,009	18,487	$14,190	$3,979	28.0%	2006	221,332	19,016	$11,463	$3,144	27.4%	City & County of Denver, Division of Assessment
Fort Worth, Texas	2011	299,223	8,576	$46,535	$12,065	25.9%	2006	236,959	11,436	$37,762	$10,493	27.8%	Tarrant Appraisal District
Houston, Texas	2011	566,695	40,476	$165,002	$42,692	25.9%	2006	571,536	35,845	$130,248	$31,091	23.9%	Harris County Appraisal District
Indianapolis (Marion County), Ind.	2011	338,370	16,403	$61,263	$4,593	7.5%	2007	341,107	19,267	$63,093	$4,452	7.1%	Marion County Assessor's Office
Jacksonville (Duval County), Fla.	2011	309,744	19,169	$57,726	$16,615	28.8%	2006	293,142	16,846	$53,729	$11,197	20.8%	Duval County Property Appraiser
New York, N.Y.	2011	1,030,202	39,102	$255,582	$107,953	42.2%	2006	959,358	36,952	$192,645	$82,631	42.9%	City of New York, Department of Finance
Philadelphia, Pa.	2012	554,749	24,580	$18,023	$5,570	30.9%	2006	542,677	26,849	$15,803	$4,372	27.7%	City of Phildelphia, Office of Property Assessment
Phoenix, Ariz.	2012	475,311	21,923	$16,214	$3,838	23.7%	2007	448,177	18,046	$14,781	$2,453	16.6%	Maricopa County
Seattle, Wash.	2012	202,577	7,835	$142,039	$31,564	22.2%	2006	189346	7,288	$109,052	$20,060	18.4%	King County Deptartment of Assessments
Washington, D.C.	2011	183,627	12,464	$220,816	$81,528	36.9%	2006	-	-	$158,156	$59,665	37.7%	District of Columbia FY 2011 CAFR

*California Cities:**
Los Angeles County, Calif.	2011	-	-	$1,035,951	$37,248	3.6%	2006	-	-	$880,439	$24,502	2.8%	Los Angeles County Assessor's Office
San Deigo, Calif.	2011	369,520	1,915	$176,120	$6,508	3.7%	2006	361,338	1,708	$153,984	$4,345	2.8%	San Diego County Assessor's Office
San Francisco, Calif.	2012	199,284	4,939	$153,449	$5,207	3.4%	2007	188,970	5,076	$115,861	$4,064	3.5%	City & County of San Francisco, Office of the Assessor-Recorder
San Jose, Calif	2012	239,410	1,333	$111,321	$3,946	3.5%	2007	228,452	1,261	$101,701	$2,870	2.8%	Santa Clara Office of the County Assessor

*In California, government-owned property is considered "non-taxable" and does not require an exemption, so such properties are not reflected in the listed assessed values. Exempt values shown are only for nonprofits and other owners specifically required to obtain an exemption from the locality or state Board of Equalization.

Assessment offices for Chicago, El Paso, Texas, Memphis, Tenn., and San Antonio, Texas, could not provide total assessed values for exempt properties. The city of Detroit did not respond to a Freedom of Information Act request by the time of publication. Figures exclude personal property unless noted below. Data is current as of the time it was collected earlier this year. Please note that most exempt properties are not assessed annually, and values assigned to exempt parcels in some cities may be out of date.

CITY NOTES:
Austin: Travis Central Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler estimated approximately 10 percent of exempt improvements have not been assigned a value. Homestead cap and productivity loss values, totaling $515,866,682 in 2011, were included in the total assessed value, but are considered neither exempt nor taxable. Figures include personal property.
Baltimore: Listed values refer to the "full cash value," corresponding to the maximum taxable value for a property during a three-year cycle. In FY 2011, 27.3 percent of the total assessed value was exempt.
Boston: Some of the 8,709 exempt parcels in 2007 and 8,347 in 2012 received partial exemptions.
Charlotte: Figures listed include personal property. Government buildings and other untaxed properties accounted for a total appraised value of $10,890,781,928 in 2011 and $7,555,068,900 in 2006, according to data provided by Mecklenburg County Government. Dallas: A small number of city properties outside of the Dallas Central Appraisal District are excluded in 2011 data. The total parcels declined from 2006, in part because of a 2008 law that turned over assessment of outlying parts of the city to other entities.
Fort Worth: Figures do not include cases before arbitration and incomplete accounts.
Indianapolis (Marion County): Exempt assessed values do not include all government-owned properties, which is not assessed in some townships. Assessed values listed include personal property, parcel counts do not.
Los Angeles County: Exempt parcel counts are for both exempt and non-taxable parcels.
Philadelphia: Numbers include abatements. Most recent figures are from 2011 assessments for tax year 2012.
Phoenix: Assessed values are secondary valuations and include personal property.
San Francisco: Exempt parcel counts are for both exempt and non-taxable parcels.
Seattle: Assessed values refer to market values.
Washington: The District of Columbia government reports taxable values rose in recent years, reflecting the commercial property boom in D.C.

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