November Data News

See the Impact of the Endangered Historic Tax Credit

The Federal Historic Tax Credit has preserved more than 42,000 historic buildings and leveraged over $130 billion in private investment, mostly in low and moderate income areas. With various tax reform proposals cutting or eliminating the credit, it’s worth taking a look at what it does, and what impact it has on local communities. The locations of properties that have used these credits are updated on PolicyMap.

New Tool for Exploring Land Policy

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a foundation created to improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land, just released The Place Database, a new online mapping project built with mapping and data expertise from PolicyMap.

PolicyMap is Hiring!

We’re looking for a new Data Services Analyst, who will work with our clients on a wide range of areas, from finding the data that best suits their needs to building custom projects (like The Place Database, mentioned above) to loading their own data to PolicyMap. If you like using PolicyMap, you’ll love working here.

Other New and Updated Data on PolicyMap

Housing

Update: Home Sale Data, 2016 Q2, Boxwood Means
Update: Fair Market Rents, 2018, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Update: Small Area Fair Market Rents, 2018, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Economy

Update: Unemployment, September 2017, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Update: Firm age and size, 2015, Census Longitudinal Employer – Household Dynamics (LEHD)
Update: Jobs by sector, 2015, Census Longitudinal Employer – Household Dynamics (LEHD)
Update: Non-primary employment, 2015, Census Longitudinal Employer – Household Dynamics (LEHD)
Update: Worker characteristics, by place of employment, 2015, Census Longitudinal Employer – Household Dynamics (LEHD)
Update: Worker characteristics, by place of residence, 2015, Census Longitudinal Employer – Household Dynamics (LEHD)

Health

Update: Births, 2015, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Guidelines

Update: New Markets Tax Credit eligibility, 2017, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Update: Federal Historic Tax Credit projects, 2016, National Park Service