Today, Spotlight Delaware unveiled a months-long project taking an in-depth look at the data underpinning the state’s first property reassessment in nearly 40 years.
Spotlight’s analysis underscored the concerns raised for months by Wilmington residents, community leaders and city officials: predominantly Black, brown and low-income communities were hit hardest by rising property values and tax bills spurred by the reassessment.
While many expected reassessment to bring new relief to some of the state’s lowest income residents, it actually raised their tax burdens…