South Side vs North Side: who pays under a Chicago land value tax
Median parcel tax change by property category for Englewood + West Englewood (South Side) vs Lake View + Lincoln Park (North Side), under the revenue-neutral 2.5:1 split-rate and 100% building-abatement reforms (market-value base, TY2024 city levy). Tax changes are determined city-wide; these are the slices falling in each community-area group. Positive = pays more; negative = pays less.
Englewood + West Englewood
+18.8%
overall median (split-rate) · 20,017 parcels · net $71,556
Lake View + Lincoln Park
+25.7%
overall median (split-rate) · 62,631 parcels · net $40,947,000
| Category | Englewood + West Englewood parcels | Englewood + West Englewood split % | Englewood + West Englewood abate % | Lake View + Lincoln Park parcels | Lake View + Lincoln Park split % | Lake View + Lincoln Park abate % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condominium | 40 | -0.8% | -79.4% | 45,711 | +20.1% | +1.1% |
| Single Family Residential | 7,997 | +17.7% | -8.5% | 5,229 | +40.7% | +80.0% |
| Small Multi-Family (2-4 units) | 4,504 | +4.9% | -57.7% | 4,581 | +64.3% | +170.7% |
| Vacant Land | 5,739 | +134.7% | +441.4% | 722 | +134.7% | +441.4% |
| Townhome / Rowhouse | 123 | +15.6% | -16.4% | 2,299 | +32.5% | +48.5% |
| Mixed Use | 299 | +5.4% | -54.6% | 1,242 | +36.6% | +66.7% |
| Transportation - Parking | 440 | -14.5% | +84.3% | 424 | -6.6% | +114.7% |
| Retail / General Commercial | 249 | -51.4% | -57.4% | 564 | -36.8% | -1.2% |
| Industrial | 175 | -11.6% | +95.4% | 68 | -15.3% | +81.3% |
| Large Multi-Family (5+ units) | 212 | +5.7% | -54.5% | 942 | +43.7% | +91.6% |
| Other Commercial | 39 | -51.5% | -57.9% | 278 | -56.3% | -76.2% |
| Other Residential | 192 | +109.1% | +343.2% | 151 | +126.2% | +408.8% |
| Office / Commercial Condo | 4 | -59.0% | -86.8% | 390 | -53.6% | -66.1% |
| Hotel | 4 | -48.1% | -44.8% | 24 | -56.9% | -78.8% |
| Other | 0 | — | — | 6 | +0.2% | +104.7% |