{"id":86512,"date":"2026-07-22T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=86512"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:10:39","slug":"ai-data-centers-opposition-education-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/ai-data-centers-opposition-education-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Say \u201cNot in My Backyard\u201d to AI Data Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>53% of U.S. residents oppose building a data center in their area, while 34% support it, per a recent Redfin survey.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>U.S. residents are more likely to oppose data centers in their neighborhood than any other type of building; for instance, 39% oppose a new apartment complex nearby.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>AI data centers are controversial because they strain electricity and water resources, and can disrupt communities with noise and large structures.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>But a Redfin analysis found that AI data centers have benefits: In northern Virginia, taxes on data center equipment are likely contributing to a surge in education spending. Meanwhile, individual homeowners\u2019 property-tax rates are declining.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>Data center hubs Loudoun County, VA and Prince William County, VA have seen education spending nearly double over the last decade.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than half (53%) of U.S. residents oppose the construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, according to a recent Redfin survey. Roughly one-third (34%) support it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-bGXVM\" style=\"min-height: 451px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/bGXVM\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-bGXVM\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/bGXVM\/full.png\" alt=\"Most Americans Are Against Data Centers Near Their Home (Column Chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Ipsos in May 2026, fielded to 4,000 U.S. residents. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results for this combined group of survey respondents have a credibility interval of +\/-1.9 percentage points. This report focuses on a question about how respondents feel about building certain types of properties in their neighborhoods. The building types are listed in the chart in the final section of this report. Respondents could select \u201cstrongly support,\u201d \u201csomewhat support,\u201d \u201cstrongly oppose,\u201d \u201csomewhat oppose,\u201d or \u201cno opinion.\u201d For this report, we combined the strongly\/somewhat responses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI data centers are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/902546\/data-centers-ai-energy-power-grids-controversy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">controversial <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">largely because they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/morningoverview.com\/the-atlantic-looks-at-ai-data-centers-energy-use-and-pollution-costs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strain electricity and water resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/economy\/massive-data-center-buildout-poses-latest-inflation-threat-for-consumers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">push up energy costs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and spark <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2026\/06\/how-bad-is-ai-for-the-environment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">environmental concerns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, per various news sources. They can also disrupt communities with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/17\/us\/data-centers-noise-pollution.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and large, industrial-looking structures. One example of opposition is New York\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/14\/new-york-ai-data-center-ban.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent statewide ban<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on building large data centers. For some people, AI data centers also represent broader fears about AI: Nearly three in five (58%) of U.S. residents believe that advances in AI will eliminate jobs and make it harder to afford homes, according to the same survey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA buyer recently asked me, unprompted, to make sure there wasn\u2019t a data center planned near a home she was considering,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/matt-ferris\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Ferris<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Redfin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/premier\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> agent in northern Virginia. \u201cI have another client who recently moved into a community in Gainesville, in Prince William County, where there are several data centers. About a year after they moved in, they said they probably would have chosen a different location had they known there were so many data centers nearby. People are concerned about noise, increased traffic, heavy water and electricity use, and how a large industrial building might change the feel of their neighborhood. Right or wrong, the perception is that data centers will change neighborhoods in a negative way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken down by age, older generations are more likely than younger generations to oppose data centers in their area. Roughly two-thirds (65%) of baby boomers and 60% of Gen Xers oppose the construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, compared with 42% of Gen Zers and 43% of millennials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Americans are more likely to oppose data centers in their neighborhood than any other type of building we asked about. More than half of U.S. residents oppose construction of a data center near their home, while 39% oppose a new apartment complex and 32% oppose a mixed-use development. Forty-eight percent oppose converting single-family homes into smaller dwellings to increase supply in their area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>AI Data Centers Are Helping Fund Virginia Schools\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the majority of Americans don\u2019t want to live near AI data centers, the structures can provide educational benefits to communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boom in AI data centers in northern Virginia is helping fund public schools through a surge in tax revenue. A Redfin analysis of county financial records found that Virginia\u2019s two largest data-center hubs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loudoun County and Prince William County<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have seen far faster growth in education spending than neighboring counties over the last 15 years. Both counties collect substantial taxes on computer equipment housed inside data centers; Loudoun&#8217;s financial reports identify computer equipment in data centers as the largest source of personal property tax revenue, which is paid by the companies responsible for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loudoun County is home to 176 data centers, more than twice the number of any other U.S. county. Neighboring Prince William County ranks third nationally, with 77 facilities. Santa Clara County, CA is second, with 83 data centers; we didn\u2019t include Santa Clara County in this analysis of education spending because data centers aren\u2019t a major source of revenue for that area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>This analysis found that AI data centers are driving a tax windfall in Loudoun and Prince William counties. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal property tax revenue, which are levies imposed on physical assets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like AI data centers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">per resident has increased nearly 639% in Loudoun County over the last 15 years, and it rose 349% in Prince William County. That\u2019s compared with 91% growth in neighboring Fairfax County, which has the fifth-most data centers in the U.S. but far fewer than Prince William County or Loudon County.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Increased tax revenue from data centers has contributed to a surge in education spending in Prince William and Loudoun counties. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prince William County increased education spending per resident by 82% to $1,589 over the last 15 years. Loudoun County increased it by 77% to $2,955 per resident. For comparison, Fairfax County increased education spending per resident by 49% to $2,234 over that period. Stafford County, VA, where there is just one operational data center, increased it by 29% to $1,024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><b>Impact of AI Data Centers on Education Spending<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select Northern Virginia counties<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>Loudoun County, VA<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Prince William County, VA<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Fairfax County, VA<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Stafford County, VA<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Number of data centers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">176\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(most in the U.S.)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">77\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(third-most in the U.S.)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(fifth-most in the U.S.)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Increase in personal property tax revenue, 2010-2025<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">639%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">349%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">91%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Increase in education spending per resident, 2010-2025<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">77%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">82%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Education spending per resident, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,955<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,589<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,234<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,024<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Local officials from Loudoun County have linked revenue from AI data centers to school funding. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudoun.gov\/m\/faq?cat=242\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">county website says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cOver the past decade, revenue growth from data centers has allowed the county to address increasing service needs for Loudoun County Public Schools and to fund improved services to our residents while consistently lowering the real property tax rate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average teacher salaries have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/home\/showpublisheddocument\/53111\/638449192805670000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">risen more rapidly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Loudoun County than in neighboring Fairfax County, which has far fewer data centers. Teacher salaries in Loudoun County rose roughly 40% to about $83,000 from 2010 to 2023; that\u2019s compared with a 29% increase to about $82,000 in Fairfax County. Still, teacher pay in Virginia is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veanea.org\/stuck-in-the-middle-virginia-teacher-pay-lags-budget-talks-stall\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lagging behind<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the U.S. as a whole.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia recently approved a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/robertszczerba\/2026\/07\/13\/power-bill-fears-drove-virginias-first-in-nation-data-center-tax\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new statewide tax<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on data center power consumption, which would go to the state\u2019s general fund.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Virginia\u2019s Data Center-Heavy Counties Are Collecting More Tax Revenue While Cutting Homeowner Rates<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loudoun and Prince William counties are seeing more revenue growth from personal property taxes than counties with fewer or no data centers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the property-tax rate for individual homeowners has steadily <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fallen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the past decade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLoudoun County\u2019s expanding data-center tax base has given local officials more capacity to invest in schools, including higher education spending and teacher compensation, without upping tax rates on homeowners,\u201d said Redfin Economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/yingqi-xuredfin-com\/\">Yingqi Xu<\/a>. \u201cBecause data centers are taxed largely through personal property taxes on computer equipment, that revenue can help fund growing budgets without putting the same pressure on residential real estate taxes. Surging data-center revenue allows counties to rely less heavily on homeowners to fund education, though it\u2019s important to note that a surge in data-center revenue doesn\u2019t automatically translate dollar-for-dollar to public spending.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prince William County cut its real-property tax rate from $1.12 per $100 of assessed value in 2022 to $0.92 in 2025. Due to that decline, the county has kept its estimated residential tax levy relatively flat at roughly $1,320 per resident since 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loudoun County cut its real-property tax rate from 0.89%\u00a0 in 2022 to 0.81%\u00a0 in 2025. But rising home values have offset those rate cuts: Redfin estimates that the county&#8217;s residential property-tax levy per resident increased from roughly $1,574 in 2014 to about $2,005 in 2024 before leveling off in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Ferris, the Redfin agent in northern Virginia, says homebuyers and sellers aren\u2019t concerned about tax revenue going toward education spending. \u201cPrince William, Loudoun, Fairfax, and other counties in this area already have pretty well-funded schools. Residents are more worried about quality of life than a little extra money in county coffers,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a video featuring Matt Ferris and Redfin Chief Economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/darylfairweather\/\">Daryl Fairweather<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-CPo390huo?si=ptEmfTa8m0wffKUW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Methodology<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of this report is based on a Redfin analysis of county Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFRs) for select Virginia and Maryland counties\u2014covering fiscal years 2010 through 2025. From each county&#8217;s ACFR we collected real and personal property tax revenue, education spending, residential assessed value, and real property and computer-equipment (data center) tax rates, and combined these with U.S. Census Bureau population estimates to calculate per-resident figures and growth rates. Per-capita measures divide each metric by county population; the estimated residential tax levy is calculated as residential assessed value multiplied by the real property tax rate. Data-center counts by county are from a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/data-center-locations-us-map-ai-boom-2025-9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Insider compilation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of U.S. data-center locations (2025).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The survey results in this report are from a survey commissioned by Rocket Mortgage and Redfin, and conducted by Ipsos, in May 2026. It was fielded to a nationally representative sample of 4,000 adults 18+ who are U.S. residents. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results for this combined group of survey respondents have a credibility interval of +\/-1.9 percentage points. This report focuses on a question about how respondents feel about building certain types of properties in their neighborhoods. The building types are listed in the chart in the final section of this report. Respondents could select \u201cstrongly support,\u201d \u201csomewhat support,\u201d \u201cstrongly oppose,\u201d \u201csomewhat oppose,\u201d or \u201cno opinion.\u201d For this report, we combined the strongly\/somewhat responses. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>53% of U.S. residents oppose building a data center in their area, while 34% support it, per a recent Redfin survey.\u00a0 U.S. residents are more likely to oppose data centers in their neighborhood than any other type of building; for instance, 39% oppose a new apartment complex nearby.\u00a0 AI data centers are controversial because they 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