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Property-tax Madness

An Inquirer analysis of 500,000 tax records in Philadelphia and four suburban Pa. counties found wildly disparate tax rates that widen the economic divide between haves and have-nots.

Victor Ko, wife Eileen and their children, Andrew, 3, and Elisabeth, 4, at their Drexel Hill home. Victor pays about $7,000 in taxes for his home valued at about $250,000. (Laurence Kesterson / inquirer)
Victor Ko, wife Eileen and their children, Andrew, 3, and Elisabeth, 4, at their Drexel Hill home. Victor pays about $7,000 in taxes for his home valued at about $250,000. (Laurence Kesterson / inquirer)Read more
    by By Anthony R. Wood, Inquirer Staff Writer
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Inquirer staff writer Dylan Purcell analyzed the data for this article.