diff --git a/examples/load-people/vaccine.rs b/examples/load-people/vaccine.rs
index 9ab4c8ef..0de3aaff 100644
--- a/examples/load-people/vaccine.rs
+++ b/examples/load-people/vaccine.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ define_property!(
     },
     Person
 );
-define_property!(struct VaccineEfficacy(f64), Person);
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct VaccineEfficacy(pub f64);
+impl_property!(VaccineEfficacy, Person);
 define_property!(struct VaccineDoses(u8), Person);
 
 pub trait ContextVaccineExt: ContextRandomExt {
diff --git a/examples/time-varying-infection/population_loader.rs b/examples/time-varying-infection/population_loader.rs
index f235c51f..7177ed3f 100644
--- a/examples/time-varying-infection/population_loader.rs
+++ b/examples/time-varying-infection/population_loader.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ define_property!(
     default_const = DiseaseStatus::S
 );
 
-define_property!(
-    struct InfectionTime(Option<f64>),
-    Person,
-    default_const = InfectionTime(None)
-);
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct InfectionTime(pub Option<f64>);
+impl_property!(InfectionTime, Person, default_const = InfectionTime(None));
 
 pub fn init(context: &mut Context) {
     let parameters = context
diff --git a/src/entity/property_impl_tests.rs b/src/entity/property_impl_tests.rs
index 5a00e72a..5971e152 100644
--- a/src/entity/property_impl_tests.rs
+++ b/src/entity/property_impl_tests.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@ define_property!(struct Pu32(u32), Person, default_const = Pu32(0));
 define_property!(struct POu32(Option<u32>), Person, default_const = POu32(None));
 define_property!(struct Name(&'static str), Person, default_const = Name(""));
 define_property!(struct Age(u8), Person, default_const = Age(0));
-define_property!(struct Weight(f64), Person, default_const = Weight(0.0));
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct Weight(f64);
+impl_property!(Weight, Person, default_const = Weight(0.0));
 
 // A struct with named fields
-define_property!(
-    struct Innocculation {
-        time: f64,
-        dose: u8,
-    },
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct Innocculation {
+    time: f64,
+    dose: u8,
+}
+impl_property!(
+    Innocculation,
     Person,
     default_const = Innocculation { time: 0.0, dose: 0 }
 );
diff --git a/src/macros/property_impl.rs b/src/macros/property_impl.rs
index 4ab57deb..1a2b6206 100644
--- a/src/macros/property_impl.rs
+++ b/src/macros/property_impl.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Macros for implementing properties.
 # [`define_property!`][macro@crate::define_property]
 
 For the most common cases, use the [`define_property!`][macro@crate::define_property] macro. This macro defines a struct or enum
-with the standard derives required by the [`Property`][crate::entity::property::Property] trait and implements [`Property`][crate::entity::property::Property] (via
+with a standard set of derives and implements [`Property`][crate::entity::property::Property] (via
 [`impl_property!`][macro@crate::impl_property]) for you.
 
 ```rust,ignore
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Notice the convenient `default_const = <default_value>` keyword argument that al
 define a compile-time constant default value for the property. This is an optional argument.
 If it is omitted, a value for the property must be supplied upon entity creation.
 
-The primary advantage of using this macro is that it automatically derives the list of traits every
-[`Property`][crate::entity::property::Property] needs to derive for you. You don't have to remember them. You also get a cute syntax for
+The primary advantage of using this macro is that it automatically derives the standard property traits for you. You
+don't have to remember them. You also get a cute syntax for
 specifying the default value, but it's not much harder to specify default values using other macros.
 
 Notice you need to use the `struct` or `enum` keywords, but you don't need to
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ and to inner fields of tuple structs in the expansion.
 
 You can implement [`Property`][crate::entity::property::Property] for existing types using the [`impl_property!`][macro@crate::impl_property] macro. This macro defines the
 [`Property`][crate::entity::property::Property] trait implementation for you but doesn't take care of the `#[derive(..)]` boilerplate, so you
-have to remember to `derive` all of `Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize` in your type declaration.
+have to remember to derive the traits your type needs. At minimum, property types must satisfy the
+[`AnyProperty`][crate::entity::property::AnyProperty] bound (`Copy`, `Clone`, `Debug`, `PartialEq`, `Serialize`).
+If you want consistency with the auto-generated `define_property!` derives, also add `Deserialize` and `Hash`.
 
 Some examples:
 
@@ -48,15 +50,16 @@ define_entity!(Person);
 // The `define_property!` automatically adds `pub` visibility to the struct and its tuple
 // fields. If we want to restrict the visibility of our `Property` type, we can use the
 // `impl_property!` macro instead. The only
-// catch is, we have to remember to `derive` all of `Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize`.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+// catch is, we have to remember to `derive` all of
+// `Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash`.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 struct Age(pub u8);
 impl_property!(Age, Person);
 
 // Here we derive `Default`, which also requires an attribute on one
 // of the variants. (`Property` has its own independent mechanism for
 // assigning default values for entities unrelated to the `Default` trait.)
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Default, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 enum InfectionStatus {
     #[default]
     Susceptible,
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ impl_property!(InfectionStatus, Person, default_const = InfectionStatus::Suscept
 
 // Exactly equivalent to
 //    `define_property!(struct Vaccinated(pub bool), Person, default_const = Vaccinated(false));`
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 pub struct Vaccinated(pub bool);
 impl_property!(Vaccinated, Person, default_const = Vaccinated(false));
 ```
@@ -102,10 +105,10 @@ you also must provide a conversion function to and from the canonical type.
 ```rust,ignore
 define_entity!(WeatherStation);
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 pub struct DegreesFahrenheit(pub f64);
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 pub struct DegreesCelsius(pub f64);
 
 // Custom canonical type
@@ -136,9 +139,9 @@ impl_property!(
 /// Expands to:
 /// ```rust
 /// # use ixa::{impl_property, define_entity};
-/// # use serde::Serialize;
+/// # use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// # define_entity!(Person);
-/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
+/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 /// pub struct Age(u8);
 /// impl_property!(Age, Person);
 /// ```
@@ -157,9 +160,9 @@ impl_property!(
 /// Expands to:
 /// ```rust
 /// # use ixa::{impl_property, define_entity};
-/// # use serde::Serialize;
+/// # use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// # define_entity!(Person);
-/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
+/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 /// pub struct Coordinates { x: i32, y: i32 }
 /// impl_property!(Coordinates, Person);
 /// ```
@@ -180,9 +183,9 @@ impl_property!(
 /// Expands to:
 /// ```rust
 /// # use ixa::{impl_property, define_entity};
-/// # use serde::Serialize;
+/// # use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// # define_entity!(Person);
-/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
+/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 /// pub enum InfectionStatus {
 ///     Susceptible,
 ///     Infectious,
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ impl_property!(
 /// ### Notes
 ///
 /// - The generated type always derives the following traits:
-///   `Debug`, `PartialEq`, `Eq`, `Clone`, `Copy`, and `Serialize`.
+///   `Debug`, `PartialEq`, `Clone`, `Copy`, `Serialize`, `Deserialize`, and `Hash`.
 /// - Use the optional `default_const = <default_value>` argument to define a compile-time constant
 ///   default for the property.
 /// - If you need a more complex type definition (e.g., generics, attributes, or non-`Copy`
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
         $entity:ident
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub struct $name(pub Option<$inner_ty>);
 
         // Use impl_property! to provide a custom display implementation
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
         $entity:ident
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub struct $name($(pub $field_ty),*);
         $crate::impl_property!($name, $entity $(, $($extra)+)*);
     };
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
         $entity:ident
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub struct $name { $(pub $field_name : $field_ty),* }
         $crate::impl_property!($name, $entity $(, $($extra)+)*);
     };
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
         $entity:ident
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub enum $name {
             $($variant),*
         }
@@ -278,9 +281,9 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// # use ixa::{impl_property, define_entity};
-/// # use serde::Serialize;
+/// # use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// # define_entity!(Person);
-/// #[derive(Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
+/// #[derive(Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 /// pub enum InfectionStatus {
 ///     #[default]
 ///     Susceptible,
@@ -539,7 +542,7 @@ macro_rules! define_derived_property {
         // For `canonical_value` implementations:
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub struct $name(pub Option<$inner_ty>);
 
         // Use impl_derived_property! to provide a custom display implementation
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ macro_rules! define_derived_property {
         // For `canonical_value` implementations:
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub struct $name( $(pub $field_ty),* );
 
         $crate::impl_derived_property!(
@@ -592,7 +595,7 @@ macro_rules! define_derived_property {
         // For `canonical_value` implementations:
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub struct $name { $($visibility $field_name : $field_ty),* }
 
         $crate::impl_derived_property!(
@@ -617,7 +620,7 @@ macro_rules! define_derived_property {
         // For `canonical_value` implementations:
         $(, $($extra:tt)+),*
     ) => {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Hash)]
         pub enum $name {
             $($variant),*
         }
@@ -836,14 +839,18 @@ mod tests {
     define_property!(struct POu32(Option<u32>), Person, default_const = POu32(None));
     define_property!(struct Name(&'static str), Person, default_const = Name(""));
     define_property!(struct Age(u8), Person, default_const = Age(0));
-    define_property!(struct Weight(f64), Person, default_const = Weight(0.0));
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+    struct Weight(f64);
+    impl_property!(Weight, Person, default_const = Weight(0.0));
 
     // A struct with named fields
-    define_property!(
-        struct Innocculation {
-            time: f64,
-            dose: u8,
-        },
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+    struct Innocculation {
+        time: f64,
+        dose: u8,
+    }
+    impl_property!(
+        Innocculation,
         Person,
         default_const = Innocculation { time: 0.0, dose: 0 }
     );