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

  How much has this federal tax policy helped your community plan for and manage growth over the last 5 years: developers can get federal tax credits for rehabilitating historic buildings for income-producing purposes, which affects infill development? Number of Cases
No impact Somewhat helpful Very helpful Extremely helpful Not applicable or uncertain No answer
Counties Total 30.5 28.2 6.9 3.4 29.6 1.3 609
Rural 32.1 20.0 5.5 3.0 37.0 2.4 165
Nonrural 30.0 31.3 7.4 3.6 26.8 0.9 444
Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noncentral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cities Total 36.2 28.5 12.9 5.4 15.9 1.2 949
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nonrural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central 19.6 38.6 21.3 9.2 10.4 1.0 414
Noncentral 49.2 20.6 6.4 2.4 20.2 1.3 535

Note: The percentages in each row add to 100.
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