T he land value tax is a variant of the property tax that imposes a higher tax rate on land than on improve- ments, or taxes only the land value. Many other types of changes in property tax policy, such as assessment freezes or limita- tions, have undesirable side effects, including unequal treatment of similarly situated tax- payers and distortion of economic incentives. Land value taxation would enhance both the fairness and the efficiency of the property tax.