HUD Data: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC): Property Level Data

HUD's LIHTC database contains information on 53,032 projects and 3.65 million housing units placed in service between 1987 and 2022. Data for properties placed in service in 2023 will be collected in the fall of 2024 and added to this database in the spring of 2025. The database includes project address, number of units and low-income units, number of bedrooms, year the credit was allocated, year the project was placed in service, whether the project was new construction or rehab, type of credit provided, and other sources of project financing. The database has been geocoded, enabling researchers to look at the geographical distribution and neighborhood characteristics of tax credit projects. It may also help show how incentives to locate projects in low-income areas and other underserved markets are working. With the continued support of the national LIHTC database, HUD hopes to enable researchers to learn more about the effects of the tax credit program.<br>Summary of filesIn the zip file:LIHTC Data Dictionary 2022.PDF - The data dictionary for the LIHTC database (multiple address data use same formats) in Adobe Acrobat.LIHTCPUB.ACCDB - The LIHTC Database in MS Access format. This file also includes building addresses from HUD’s LIHTC tenant data collection.LIHTCPUB.CSV - The LIHTC Database in CSV format.<br>missing data.PDF - Percent of Projects with Missing Data by Variable and Year Placed in Service<br>***Microdata: Yes Level of Analysis: Individual - Projects Variables Present: Yes File Layout: .csv Codebook: Yes Methods: No Weights (with appropriate documentation): No Publications: No Aggregate Data: No