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The Mortgage Interest Deduction Across Zip Codes

Benjamin H. Harris, Lucie Parker
December 5, 2014
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Abstract

This brief examines characteristics of the mortgage interest deduction by utilizing zip-code level data on taxes and demographics. In the following sections, we focus on the relationship between the mortgage interest deduction and Adjusted Gross Income, the demographic characteristics of zip codes with particularly high proportions of taxpayers claiming the mortgage interest deduction, and the variation in MID claiming across counties.

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Federal Budget and Economy Economic effects of tax policy Individual Taxes Homeownership
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