Bay Area property taxes
Data
property tax map
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7points
5comments
#2,707of 3,028 in 2020
Top 90%of 2020 by points
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QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Visual map is striking and informative about neighbour tax gaps
From 2 comments
This is pretty amazing. I just plugged in my address in San Francisco and I learned I am paying 5-10x the property taxes of basically all of my neighbors.
anxman on HNI just looked at the map and that's quite depressing. I wish I could do the same for my city. I need to find source of data.
segmondy on HN
Objections
Political jab about Californians moving to Texas
From 1 comment
This is a good visual representation of why Texans hope all the Californians moving there don't bring their political beliefs with them.
IanDrake on HN
Requests
Commenter wants the same map for their own city
From 1 comment
I just looked at the map and that's quite depressing. I wish I could do the same for my city. I need to find source of data.
segmondy on HN
Questions
What solution to valuation-based tax disparities would the maker recommend
From 1 comment
This is not unique to California and happens in other places. If you have taxes based on valuation, retired senior citizens or low income workers that live in a neighborhood will…
segmondy on HN