Property Tax Fairness
From the Center for Municipal Finance
To generate the report, first download the data. This dataset is a cleaned public dataset we can use.
After downloading the dataset, please run the below R code, for example in RStudio. Remember to replace “your output directory” with the path where you want to save the generated report.
library(tidyverse)
library(data.table)
library(cmfproperty)
df <- fread(“joined-Chicago.csv”)
df <- df %>% mutate(SALE_PRICE = NetConsideration, TAX_YEAR = taxyear, SALE_YEAR = joinyr, ASSESSED_VALUE = bor_CCAO_ass)
df <- df %>% filter(str_sub(TownNeigh, 1, 2) %in% c(70:77))
ratios <- cmfproperty::reformat_data(df, sale_col = “SALE_PRICE”, assessment_col = “ASSESSED_VALUE”, sale_year_col = “SALE_YEAR”)
cmfproperty::make_report(ratios, jurisdiction_name = “Chicago City”, output_dir = “your output directory”)
Below is a pre-generated example report: