The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to recommend two Verde Valley census tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation: one in Clarkdale (Census Tract 19.01) and one in Cottonwood (Tract 20.7) that edges into Clarkdale. The county is advancing the tracts to draw private, capital-gains-deferred investment into the area. Notably, a previously eligible Camp Verde tract no longer qualifies — rising incomes and property values pushed it above the federal low-income threshold, a reminder that OZ 2.0's tighter criteria are reshaping the eligibility map.
Original reporting by Sarah Whitfield for Opportunity Zone Invest, an independent OZ 2.0 research site. Facts are drawn from the primary sources cited above per our editorial standards. Nothing here is tax, legal, or investment advice.
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