A comprehensive parcel-level dataset on Farmland Assessment Act in Salt Lake County, Utah

Collected from secondary sources, the data is processed at the parcel level. Parcel boundary information, including location, greenbelt status, and ownership details are sourced from the Salt Lake County Assessor’s Office.

It incorporates determinants and control variables from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Cropland Data Layers and NASA’s MODIS-EVI datasets. This dataset is valuable for researchers, educators, and practitioners in sustainable development, environmental studies, and social sciences with a focus on US farmland preservation. The dataset can be used to test hypotheses on the control of urban growth, study the impact of preferential farmland tax assessment programs, and compare farmland tax policies across the US.