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Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis
Understand and communicate the true value of new development in your community.
When your community evaluates a new development, expansion, or major project, you need more than assumptions. You need a clear, data-driven picture of how that investment will affect jobs, local spending, tax revenues, public service costs, and long-term economic resilience. We help your community move from “we think” to “we know,” equipping local leaders with trusted economic and fiscal impact analyses.
We give you a full view of how a project supports your community’s strategic goals. Whether you’re comparing incentives, assessing your local tax base, or validating opportunities, we deliver insights that help your community grow with intention—and with local pride.
This analysis is especially valuable when decisions will be scrutinized. Whether you are briefing elected officials, evaluating incentives, or responding to public questions, we help you ground your discussions in transparent, defensible data that stands up to review.
Our work is grounded in collaboration. We build each analysis using local data, local context, and your team’s understanding of the project. This ensures that the results reflect your community’s reality, not a one-size-fits-all assumption.
Common Uses of Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
- Evaluating incentive packages
- Supporting rezoning or annexation decisions
- Comparing development alternatives
- Preparing board or council briefings
- Responding to public questions about growth
Core Service Components
Economic Impact Analysis
We use IMPLAN modeling to quantify how a project supports jobs, income, and economic activity in your community. This helps you compare development scenarios and clearly communicate broader economic value to stakeholders.
Fiscal Impact Analysis
We estimate how the project affects your community’s revenues, service costs, and long-term return on investment. This helps you evaluate whether growth aligns with your fiscal capacity and strategic priorities.
The CEDR Difference
Our economic and fiscal impact analyses are built for real-world decision-making. We understand that these studies often inform high-visibility, high-stakes conversations. That’s why our approach emphasizes transparency, collaboration, and local context, not black-box assumptions or generic benchmarks.
1. Listening & Discovery
We meet with your team to understand the project, collect local input data, and align on assumptions.
2. Impact Analysis
We estimate new revenues, public service costs, and long-term effects from your project.
3. Review & Refinement
We walk through the results together and make adjustments based on your feedback and local knowledge.
4. Final Delivery & Presentation
You receive a polished, ready-to-share report outlining the full economic and fiscal impact, plus talking points for leadership and stakeholders.
Your Economic & Fiscal Impact Team
Candice McKie
Economic & Fiscal Impact Senior Project Manager
Reba Adams
Economic & Fiscal Impact Project Manager
Perspectives on Economic Growth
We don’t just analyze data; we look for the story behind the numbers.
