Tax Delinquent Properties

The Tax Delinquent Properties indicator measures the proportion of properties that are tax delinquent in a neighborhood. Property taxes are an important source of revenue for local governments to fulfill public services, such as police and fire services. Property taxes also heavily fund public K-12 education—another pertinent domain that is included in the HCAT. A high density of tax delinquent properties is detrimental for the economic vitality in the neighborhoods. Research shows that homes that are within 500ft of a tax delinquent property sell for 1-2% less than homes that are not as proximate to delinquent properties. This may seem marginal in terms of percentages, but can amount to thousands of dollars in economic loss in absolute terms; thus, eroding personal and neighborhood wealth. Data for the Tax Delinquent indicator comes from the Alabama Department of Revenue.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Zion City 20.7% 57
Wylam 26.4% 73
Woodlawn 27.3% 78
Woodland Park 10.8% 29
West Goldwire 2.7% 15
West End Manor 12.4% 33
West Brownville 34.8% 94
Wahouma 33.7% 93
Tuxedo 23.4% 66
Thomas 15.0% 37
Tarpley City 29.0% 86
Sun Valley 0.4% 2
Spring Lake 3.0% 17
Southside 1.5% 10
South Woodlawn 26.5% 76
South Titusville 11.1% 31
South Pratt 28.3% 82
South East Lake 13.7% 35
Smithfield Estates 6.0% 22
Smithfield 22.7% 64
Sherman Heights 17.4% 40
Sandusky 26.4% 73
Roosevelt 23.5% 67
Roebuck Springs 4.3% 20
Roebuck 6.4% 23
Rising - West Princeton 19.4% 51
Riley 21.0% 59
Redmont Park 0.7% 6
Powderly 23.9% 69
Pine Knoll Vista 13.1% 34
Penfield Park 23.9% 69
Oxmoor 3.6% 19
Overton 2.0% 12
Oakwood Place 21.1% 60
Oak Ridge Park 26.3% 72
Oak Ridge 28.4% 84
Norwood 18.3% 46
North Titusville 27.8% 80
North Pratt 18.7% 48
North East Lake 15.5% 38
North Birmingham 21.8% 62
North Avondale 4.9% 21
Mason City 17.7% 41
Maple Grove 20.3% 55
Liberty Highlands 9.9% 28
Kingston 28.3% 82
Killough Springs 3.0% 17
Jones Valley 20.0% 54
Inglenook 26.4% 73
Industrial Center 38.1% 96
Huffman 2.9% 16
Hooper City 31.3% 90
Hillman Park 19.8% 53
Hillman 18.0% 43
Highland Park 0.7% 6
Harriman Park 31.0% 88
Green Acres 8.1% 26
Graymont 16.8% 39
Grasselli Heights 19.6% 52
Glen Iris 1.7% 11
Germania Park 18.2% 44
Gate City 29.3% 87
Garden Highlands 27.4% 79
Fountain Heights 21.1% 60
Forest Park 0.5% 4
Five Points South 1.2% 9
Fairview 20.6% 56
Fairmont 40.8% 98
Evergreen 31.1% 89
Ensley Highlands 18.6% 47
Ensley 23.8% 68
Enon Ridge 32.8% 92
Echo Highlands 2.1% 13
Eastwood 0.4% 2
East Thomas 19.1% 50
East Lake 20.8% 58
East Brownville 21.9% 63
East Birmingham 28.0% 81
East Avondale 11.7% 32
Druid Hills 24.6% 71
Dolomite 18.2% 44
Crestwood South 0.6% 5
Crestwood North 2.5% 14
Crestline 0.1% 1
Collegeville 26.8% 77
College Hills 10.8% 29
Central Pratt 36.5% 95
Central Park 18.8% 49
Central City 1.1% 8
Bush Hills 13.7% 35
Brummitt Heights 40.3% 97
Brownsville Heights 42.0% 99
Brown Springs 28.5% 85
Bridlewood 7.0% 25
Belview Heights 9.0% 27
Arlington - West End 22.7% 64
Apple Valley 6.4% 23
Airport Highlands 32.0% 91
Acipco-Finley 17.7% 41

Key Citations:
1. Whitaker, Stephan and Thomas J. Fitzpatrick IV. 2013. “Deconstructing Distressed-Property Spillovers: The Effects of Vacant, Tax-Delinquent, and Foreclosed Properties in Housing Submarkets.” Journal of Housing Economics 22(2):79–91.