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How Much Do Cities Rely on Property Taxes?

November 1, 2023 | Commentary

  • Commercial real estate continues to be a source of ongoing stress in financial markets.  How this stress might translate into challenges for municipal bond owners should be of great interest.
  • Examining the 37 American cities with more than 500,000 residents shows no consistent pattern of how much municipal revenue is derived from property taxes. Those jurisdictions that collect meaningful income or sales taxes rely less on real estate.  Other areas depend on real estate taxes for the majority of their revenue.
  • Real estate is not homogeneous.  Residential can behave differently than commercial, and office buildings within commercial central business districts “are different from retail, hotels and multifamily housing.  How each behaves affects the reliability of property tax flows.
  • While there are numerous factors contributing to the credit quality of any municipal bond, the state of commercial real estate property taxes will likely be a key element in determining whether a bond is appropriate for your portfolio for the immediate future and beyond.

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