
Franklin-Magitt, who lives on a fixed income in Kansas City’s Vineyard neighborhood — nestled between 39th Street and Emanuel Cleaver Boulevard east of Prospect Avenue — saw her home’s value drop by $5,488 in 2019. This year, it went up by $526. And while she can make it work with the payment plan, she’s worried about massive increases in the future. She knows others have lost their homes because they haven’t been able to pay their tax bill.