State Property Rights Constitutional Provisions·Explore property rights provisions in each state constitution.

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About this tool

This tool lets visitors explore the property rights provisions in each state's constitution, with a page for every state and a score summary. It matters because constitutional protections for property owners can shape what people are able to build on their land, which bears on housing supply.

Shows: Property rights provisions in each state constitution, organized by state, along with a state score summary and a methodology page.
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Questions it answers

What property rights protections does my state's constitution contain?
How does my state score on property rights provisions compared with other states?
Which states have the strongest constitutional property rights protections?
How were the state scores calculated?
How might a state's constitutional property rights provisions affect efforts to add homes?