Hog Operations, Environmental Effects, and Residential Property Values

A hedonic study of rural residential house sales in southeastern North Carolina was conducted to determine the effect of large-scale hog operations on surrounding property values. An index of hog manure production at different distances from the houses was developed. It was found that proximity caus...

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Published in:Land economics 1997-02, Vol.73 (1), p.114-124
Main Authors: Palmquist, Raymond B., Roka, Fritz M., Vukina, Tomislav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal waste
Dwelling value
Dwellings
Economic aspects
Economic models
Economic value
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental effects
Farms
Herds
Hogs
Homes
House construction
Houses
Housing
Land economics
Manure
Odors
Pork industry
Prices and rates
Property
Property values
Real estate industry
Real estate sales
Real property
Statistical analysis
Studies
Swine
Valuation
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Summary:A hedonic study of rural residential house sales in southeastern North Carolina was conducted to determine the effect of large-scale hog operations on surrounding property values. An index of hog manure production at different distances from the houses was developed. It was found that proximity caused a statistically significant reduction in house prices of up to 9 percent depending on the number of hogs and their distance from the house. The effect on the price of a house from opening a new operation depended on the number of hogs already in the area.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.2307/3147081