Survey of Local Growth Issues

Survey of Local Growth Issues (RCED-00-272, September 2000)

What priority, if any, does your community place on increasing your tax base so you can support better schools and roads when planning for its future? Number of Cases

Not a current priority Low priority Moderate priority High priority Very high priority Uncertain No answer

Alabama Counties 0 13.3 13.3 33.3 40.0 0 0 15

Cities 10.0 0 20.0 20.0 50.0 0 0 10

Alaska Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0 1

Arizona Counties 0 0 16.7 33.3 50.0 0 0 6

Cities 0 14.3 28.6 35.7 21.4 0 0 14

Arkansas Counties 10.0 10.0 30.0 40.0 10.0 0 0 10

Cities 9.1 9.1 9.1 54.5 18.2 0 0 11

California Counties 3.7 0 37.0 33.3 22.2 0 3.7 27

Cities 0 5.6 20.5 34.9 37.9 0 1.0 195

Colorado Counties 0 10.0 40.0 50.0 0 0 0 10

Cities 0 5.6 22.2 44.4 27.8 0 0 18

Connecticut Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 16.7 25.0 58.3 0 0 12

Delaware Counties 0 0 50.0 50.0 0 0 0 2

Cities 0 33.3 66.7 0 0 0 0 3

District of Columbia Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 0 0 100.0 0 0 1

Florida Counties 3.4 10.3 44.8 27.6 13.8 0 0 29

Cities 1.6 8.2 23.0 32.8 32.8 0 1.6 61

Georgia Counties 0 5.3 23.7 39.5 28.9 0 2.6 38

Cities 0 0 30.8 46.2 23.1 0 0 13

Idaho Counties 0 0 50.0 50.0 0 0 0 2

Cities 0 0 20.0 20.0 60.0 0 0 5

Illinois Counties 5.0 15.0 40.0 25.0 15.0 0 0 20

Cities 0 3.2 19.4 43.5 32.3 0 1.6 62

Indiana Counties 0 3.8 34.6 30.8 23.1 0 7.7 26

Cities 0 0 30.0 40.0 30.0 0 0 20

Iowa Counties 0 0 14.3 42.9 42.9 0 0 7

Cities 0 0 12.5 50.0 37.5 0 0 16

Kansas Counties 0 14.3 28.6 14.3 42.9 0 0 7

Cities 0 0 25.0 58.3 16.7 0 0 12

Kentucky Counties 0 18.2 45.5 18.2 18.2 0 0 11

Cities 12.5 0 62.5 25.0 0 0 0 8

Louisiana Counties 0 0 21.4 57.1 21.4 0 0 14

Cities 0 10.0 20.0 60.0 10.0 0 0 10

Maine Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 0 50.0 50.0 0 0 2

Maryland Counties 0 0 20.0 50.0 30.0 0 0 10

Cities 0 0 16.7 50.0 33.3 0 0 6

Massachusetts Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 6.7 43.3 50.0 0 0 30

Michigan Counties 5.0 0 35.0 40.0 20.0 0 0 20

Cities 6.1 3.0 30.3 36.4 24.2 0 0 33

Minnesota Counties 6.7 6.7 20.0 53.3 13.3 0 0 15

Cities 0 4.0 32.0 44.0 16.0 0 4.0 25

Mississippi Counties 0 11.1 0 11.1 77.8 0 0 9

Cities 0 0 11.1 22.2 55.6 0 11.1 9

Missouri Counties 0 5.6 44.4 33.3 11.1 0 5.6 18

Cities 0 5.6 22.2 50.0 22.2 0 0 18

Montana Counties 0 50.0 50.0 0 0 0 0 2

Cities 0 0 0 20.0 80.0 0 0 5

Nebraska Counties 0 0 50.0 16.7 16.7 0 16.7 6

Cities 0 0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0 0 5

Nevada Counties 0 0 50.0 0 50.0 0 0 2

Cities 0 33.3 16.7 50.0 0 0 0 6

New Hampshire Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 20.0 0 60.0 20.0 0 0 5

New Jersey Counties 0 15.4 30.8 30.8 23.1 0 0 13

Cities 3.8 0 15.4 7.7 69.2 0 3.8 26

New Mexico Counties 0 0 0 50.0 50.0 0 0 4

Cities 0 28.6 28.6 0 28.6 0 14.3 7

New York Counties 7.1 0 25.0 50.0 17.9 0 0 28

Cities 0 0 20.0 15.0 65.0 0 0 20

North Carolina Counties 0 3.6 7.1 32.1 57.1 0 0 28

Cities 0 6.3 12.5 50.0 31.3 0 0 16

North Dakota Counties 0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0 0 4

Cities 0 0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0 0 4

Ohio Counties 0 9.1 9.1 60.6 21.2 0 0 33

Cities 0 2.4 9.8 41.5 46.3 0 0 41

Oklahoma Counties 0 30.0 30.0 20.0 20.0 0 0 10

Cities 0 0 20.0 20.0 60.0 0 0 10

Oregon Counties 10.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 0 10.0 10

Cities 0 0 30.0 60.0 10.0 0 0 10

Pennsylvania Counties 0 0 25.9 51.9 22.2 0 0 27

Cities 0 5.9 11.8 17.6 64.7 0 0 17

Rhode Island Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 0 66.7 33.3 0 0 3

South Carolina Counties 0 0 7.1 57.1 35.7 0 0 14

Cities 0 9.1 0 63.6 27.3 0 0 11

South Dakota Counties 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Cities 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0 2

Tennessee Counties 0 4.5 18.2 27.3 50.0 0 0 22

Cities 0 0 21.4 64.3 14.3 0 0 14

Texas Counties 0 2.6 18.4 36.8 39.5 0 2.6 38

Cities 2.7 0 13.7 41.1 41.1 0 1.4 73

Utah Counties 0 0 25.0 25.0 50.0 0 0 4

Cities 0 0 0 41.7 58.3 0 0 12

Vermont Counties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cities 0 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 1

Virginia Counties 0 6.5 12.9 25.8 54.8 0 0 31

Cities 0 0 6.3 25.0 68.8 0 0 16

Washington Counties 0 0 16.7 41.7 33.3 0 8.3 12

Cities 0 4.5 22.7 40.9 31.8 0 0 22

West Virginia Counties 0 16.7 16.7 66.7 0 0 0 6

Cities 0 0 0 50.0 50.0 0 0 4

Wisconsin Counties 0 5.9 29.4 47.1 17.6 0 0 17

Cities 0 0 36.4 36.4 22.7 0 4.5 22

Wyoming Counties 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0

		What priority, if any, does your community place on increasing your tax base so you can support better schools and roads when planning for its future?							Number of Cases
		Not a current priority	Low priority	Moderate priority	High priority	Very high priority	Uncertain	No answer	Number of Cases
Alabama	Counties	0	13.3	13.3	33.3	40.0	0	0	15
Alabama	Cities	10.0	0	20.0	20.0	50.0	0	0	10
Alaska	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alaska	Cities	0	0	100.0	0	0	0	0	1
Arizona	Counties	0	0	16.7	33.3	50.0	0	0	6
Arizona	Cities	0	14.3	28.6	35.7	21.4	0	0	14
Arkansas	Counties	10.0	10.0	30.0	40.0	10.0	0	0	10
Arkansas	Cities	9.1	9.1	9.1	54.5	18.2	0	0	11
California	Counties	3.7	0	37.0	33.3	22.2	0	3.7	27
California	Cities	0	5.6	20.5	34.9	37.9	0	1.0	195
Colorado	Counties	0	10.0	40.0	50.0	0	0	0	10
Colorado	Cities	0	5.6	22.2	44.4	27.8	0	0	18
Connecticut	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connecticut	Cities	0	0	16.7	25.0	58.3	0	0	12
Delaware	Counties	0	0	50.0	50.0	0	0	0	2
Delaware	Cities	0	33.3	66.7	0	0	0	0	3
District of Columbia	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
District of Columbia	Cities	0	0	0	0	100.0	0	0	1
Florida	Counties	3.4	10.3	44.8	27.6	13.8	0	0	29
Florida	Cities	1.6	8.2	23.0	32.8	32.8	0	1.6	61
Georgia	Counties	0	5.3	23.7	39.5	28.9	0	2.6	38
Georgia	Cities	0	0	30.8	46.2	23.1	0	0	13
Idaho	Counties	0	0	50.0	50.0	0	0	0	2
Idaho	Cities	0	0	20.0	20.0	60.0	0	0	5
Illinois	Counties	5.0	15.0	40.0	25.0	15.0	0	0	20
Illinois	Cities	0	3.2	19.4	43.5	32.3	0	1.6	62
Indiana	Counties	0	3.8	34.6	30.8	23.1	0	7.7	26
Indiana	Cities	0	0	30.0	40.0	30.0	0	0	20
Iowa	Counties	0	0	14.3	42.9	42.9	0	0	7
Iowa	Cities	0	0	12.5	50.0	37.5	0	0	16
Kansas	Counties	0	14.3	28.6	14.3	42.9	0	0	7
Kansas	Cities	0	0	25.0	58.3	16.7	0	0	12
Kentucky	Counties	0	18.2	45.5	18.2	18.2	0	0	11
Kentucky	Cities	12.5	0	62.5	25.0	0	0	0	8
Louisiana	Counties	0	0	21.4	57.1	21.4	0	0	14
Louisiana	Cities	0	10.0	20.0	60.0	10.0	0	0	10
Maine	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maine	Cities	0	0	0	50.0	50.0	0	0	2
Maryland	Counties	0	0	20.0	50.0	30.0	0	0	10
Maryland	Cities	0	0	16.7	50.0	33.3	0	0	6
Massachusetts	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Massachusetts	Cities	0	0	6.7	43.3	50.0	0	0	30
Michigan	Counties	5.0	0	35.0	40.0	20.0	0	0	20
Michigan	Cities	6.1	3.0	30.3	36.4	24.2	0	0	33
Minnesota	Counties	6.7	6.7	20.0	53.3	13.3	0	0	15
Minnesota	Cities	0	4.0	32.0	44.0	16.0	0	4.0	25
Mississippi	Counties	0	11.1	0	11.1	77.8	0	0	9
Mississippi	Cities	0	0	11.1	22.2	55.6	0	11.1	9
Missouri	Counties	0	5.6	44.4	33.3	11.1	0	5.6	18
Missouri	Cities	0	5.6	22.2	50.0	22.2	0	0	18
Montana	Counties	0	50.0	50.0	0	0	0	0	2
Montana	Cities	0	0	0	20.0	80.0	0	0	5
Nebraska	Counties	0	0	50.0	16.7	16.7	0	16.7	6
Nebraska	Cities	0	0	60.0	20.0	20.0	0	0	5
Nevada	Counties	0	0	50.0	0	50.0	0	0	2
Nevada	Cities	0	33.3	16.7	50.0	0	0	0	6
New Hampshire	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	Cities	0	20.0	0	60.0	20.0	0	0	5
New Jersey	Counties	0	15.4	30.8	30.8	23.1	0	0	13
New Jersey	Cities	3.8	0	15.4	7.7	69.2	0	3.8	26
New Mexico	Counties	0	0	0	50.0	50.0	0	0	4
New Mexico	Cities	0	28.6	28.6	0	28.6	0	14.3	7
New York	Counties	7.1	0	25.0	50.0	17.9	0	0	28
New York	Cities	0	0	20.0	15.0	65.0	0	0	20
North Carolina	Counties	0	3.6	7.1	32.1	57.1	0	0	28
North Carolina	Cities	0	6.3	12.5	50.0	31.3	0	0	16
North Dakota	Counties	0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	0	0	4
North Dakota	Cities	0	0	25.0	50.0	25.0	0	0	4
Ohio	Counties	0	9.1	9.1	60.6	21.2	0	0	33
Ohio	Cities	0	2.4	9.8	41.5	46.3	0	0	41
Oklahoma	Counties	0	30.0	30.0	20.0	20.0	0	0	10
Oklahoma	Cities	0	0	20.0	20.0	60.0	0	0	10
Oregon	Counties	10.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	0	10.0	10
Oregon	Cities	0	0	30.0	60.0	10.0	0	0	10
Pennsylvania	Counties	0	0	25.9	51.9	22.2	0	0	27
Pennsylvania	Cities	0	5.9	11.8	17.6	64.7	0	0	17
Rhode Island	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	Cities	0	0	0	66.7	33.3	0	0	3
South Carolina	Counties	0	0	7.1	57.1	35.7	0	0	14
South Carolina	Cities	0	9.1	0	63.6	27.3	0	0	11
South Dakota	Counties	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
South Dakota	Cities	0	0	100.0	0	0	0	0	2
Tennessee	Counties	0	4.5	18.2	27.3	50.0	0	0	22
Tennessee	Cities	0	0	21.4	64.3	14.3	0	0	14
Texas	Counties	0	2.6	18.4	36.8	39.5	0	2.6	38
Texas	Cities	2.7	0	13.7	41.1	41.1	0	1.4	73
Utah	Counties	0	0	25.0	25.0	50.0	0	0	4
Utah	Cities	0	0	0	41.7	58.3	0	0	12
Vermont	Counties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vermont	Cities	0	0	0	100.0	0	0	0	1
Virginia	Counties	0	6.5	12.9	25.8	54.8	0	0	31
Virginia	Cities	0	0	6.3	25.0	68.8	0	0	16
Washington	Counties	0	0	16.7	41.7	33.3	0	8.3	12
Washington	Cities	0	4.5	22.7	40.9	31.8	0	0	22
West Virginia	Counties	0	16.7	16.7	66.7	0	0	0	6
West Virginia	Cities	0	0	0	50.0	50.0	0	0	4
Wisconsin	Counties	0	5.9	29.4	47.1	17.6	0	0	17
Wisconsin	Cities	0	0	36.4	36.4	22.7	0	4.5	22
Wyoming	Counties	0	0	100.0	0	0	0	0