{
  "id": "city-value-comparison",
  "title": "Market value is not taxable value",
  "subtitle": "City of El Paso · certified totals 2026",
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "Certified market value",
      "value": 77808137845,
      "entity": "CEP",
      "field": "certified_market_value",
      "page": 51
    },
    {
      "label": "Certified taxable value",
      "value": 57133453607,
      "entity": "CEP",
      "field": "certified_taxable_value",
      "page": 51
    }
  ],
  "summary": "EPCAD reports $77.81B in certified market value and $57.13B in certified taxable value for the City of El Paso. The difference is not a measure of lost revenue or spending.",
  "spanish": "El valor de mercado certificado y el valor gravable certificado son medidas distintas. La diferencia no equivale a ingresos perdidos ni a gasto público.",
  "question": "What explains the difference? Consult exemption and valuation schedules before attributing it to any policy.",
  "reporting_period": "Tax year 2026",
  "source_title": "2026 EPCAD Certified Totals (with Exemption Amounts)",
  "source_url": "https://export.epcad.org/datasets/2026_EPCAD_Certified_Totals.pdf",
  "source_sha256": "0ab0e6c29406c5a9a24f081c3a6a4fcdb48bfc0c4b342438bf89613290eb2436",
  "source_retrieved_at": "2026-10-08T05:33:42.847651+00:00",
  "caveat": "Taxable value is not tax revenue or spending. Overlapping entities must not be summed.",
  "methodology": "Entity-level certified totals parsed from EPCAD's official PDF. Values are taxing-entity aggregates, not parcel, owner, address, or district records.",
  "version": "3b25176b5d3431ab",
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T04:44:45.094Z",
  "base": "/press/archive/city-value-comparison/3b25176b5d3431ab",
  "live": "/press/live/city-value-comparison"
}