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The Influence of Canopy Cover on Property Values in a Small Southern US City

Lee E. Bridges, Stephen C. Grado, Jason S. Gordon, Donald L. Grebner and John D. Kushla
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) July 2020, 46 (4) 262-275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2020.019
Lee E. Bridges
Lee E. Bridges (corresponding author), Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA,
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Stephen C. Grado
Stephen C. Grado, Ph.D., George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry, Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA,
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Jason S. Gordon
Jason S. Gordon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Community Forestry, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA,
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Donald L. Grebner
Donald L. Grebner, Ph.D., George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry and Department Head, Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA,
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John D. Kushla
John D. Kushla, Ph.D., Extension/Research Professor, Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA,
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    Location of City of Lakeland within Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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    Description and expected coefficient signs of variables used in the Hedonic Pricing Model for Lakeland, Tennessee, USA.

    VariablesDescriptionExpected sign
    Dependent
    Price05Home sales price (2005 USD)N/A
    Structural
    LotSizeLot size in square metersPositive
    HouseSizeFloor area of home in square metersPositive
    SaleAgeAge in years of home at the time of saleNegative
    Bath (#)Number of bathrooms at the time of salePositive
    FireplaceNumber of fireplacesPositive
    PoolDummy variable for presence or absence of swimming poolPositive
    Neighborhood
    NearArtDistance in meters to nearest arterial roadwayPositive
    NearC2Distance in meters to nearest commercial businessPositive
    Elem_DistDummy variable for elementary school districtN/A
    Middle_DistDummy variable for middle school districtN/A
    Environmental
    CanPER_LOTPercent tree cover on the sample parcelPositive
    Canopy_100 maPercent tree cover within the 100-m bufferPositive
    Canopy_500 maPercent tree cover within the 500-m bufferPositive
    Canopy_1 kmaPercent tree cover within the 1-km bufferPositive
    DistPubParDistance in meters to nearest public parkNegative
    DistLakeDistance in meters to nearest lakeNegative
    DistGolfDistance in meters to nearest golf courseNegative
    • ↵a Buffers were non-overlapping.

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    Table 2.

    Descriptive statistics for variables used in the Hedonic Pricing Model for Lakeland, Tennessee, USA.

    VariablesMinimumsMaximumsMeans
    Dependent
    Price05 (2005 USD)$115,539$756,884$246,592
    Structural
    LotSize (m2)4233,8831,336
    HouseSize (m2)106541  251
    SaleAge (yrs)  034    5
    Bath (#)  2  5  2.5
    % with% without
    Fireplace8614
    Pool1387
    Neighborhood
    NearArt (m)191,588  686
    NearC2 (m)  15,4021,465
    % Donelson% Lakeland
    Elem_Dist1684
    % Arlington% BonLin
    Middle_Dist5347
    Environmental
    CanPER_LOT (%)  080  8
    Canopy_100 m (%)a  06512
    Canopy_500 m (%)a  76527
    Canopy_1 km (%)a156735
    DistPubPar (m)  0744158
    DistLake (m)  02,840575
    DistGolf (m)  06,6542,054
    • ↵a Buffers were non-overlapping.

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    Table 3.

    Results of ordinary least squares regression model diagnostics and spatial dependence tests used in the Hedonic Pricing Model for Lakeland, Tennessee, USA.

    TestValuesP-values
    Model fitAdjusted R2   0.923
    Model significanceJoint F-Statistic718.5930.0000*
    HeteroscedasticityBreusch-Pagan464.6750.0000*
    Spatial dependenceMoran’s I   0.4520.0000*
    Lagrange Multiplier (lag)   2.5640.1093
    Lagrange Multiplier (error)143.2180.0000*
    • ↵* Statistical significance at P < 0.01.

    • n = 1,257

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    Table 4.

    Spatial autoregressive error model results with heteroscedasticity consistent standard errors and P-values for each variable in the Hedonic Pricing Model for Lakeland, Tennessee, USA.

    VariablesCoefficientsStandard errorsz-values   P-values
    Structural
    LN_Lot0.10446770.10504647.27665680.0000000***
    LN_House0.52512780.019129527.45126160.0000000***
    SaleAge−0.00825950.0009896−8.34652790.0000000***
    Bath0.03696350.00661145.59086580.0000000***
    Fireplace0.00578570.0089748−0.64466130.5191467
    Pool0.03177810.00802293.96094780.0000747***
    Neighborhood
    LN_Shop0.02763000.00704883.91983460.0000886***
    LN_Art0.02165320.00706283.06581420.0021708***
    Elem_Dist−0.09180340.0149187−6.15360260.0000000***
    Middle_Dist0.04590170.01382663.31980830.0009008***
    Environmental
    CanPerLOT−0.00017740.0002819−0.62914260.5292557
    Can_100 m0.00121940.00036093.37841640.0007290***
    Can_100-500 m0.00165990.00062792.64363590.0082021***
    Can_1 km0.00208030.00061183.40034280.0006730***
    LN_Park0.00936130.00425282.20120490.0277215**
    LN_Lake−0.03775140.0048158−7.83899690.0000000***
    LN_Golf−0.00453630.0027391−1.65610870.0976998*
    Time Dummies
    Time_010.00810950.00949530.85405590.3930740
    Time_020.00315040.00830830.37919340.7045442
    Time_030.02384700.00863452.76182110.0057480***
    Time_040.06938930.00962717.20767900.0000000***
    • ↵* Statistical significance at P < 0.10.

    • ↵** Statistical significance at P < 0.05.

    • ↵*** Statistical significance at P < 0.01.

    • n = 1,257

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