Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Orleans County
runs $6,924 a year more than in
Kings County, inside the same state.
62 counties
Cost to Own a Home in New York
The average effective property tax rate across New York is 2.046%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 29.49¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in New York
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
New York$751,700Buffalo$152,300Rochester$120,600Yonkers$478,000Syracuse$125,100Albany$223,000New Rochelle$667,300Cheektowaga$169,200Mount Vernon$449,600Schenectady$152,000Utica$133,400White Plains$624,100Hempstead$442,100Tonawanda Town$199,400Levittown$564,000Troy$192,500Irondequoit$169,000Niagara Falls$104,400Binghamton$117,400West Seneca$215,000Freeport$479,700Hicksville$617,100West Babylon$490,500Coram$425,300Valley Stream$605,000Central Islip$405,000Brighton$259,300Kiryas Joel$685,800Elmont$576,800Commack$647,000East Meadow$613,900Long Beach$661,500New City$618,500Uniondale$511,300Baldwin$578,200Huntington Station$540,400Spring Valley$351,500Oceanside$626,700Rome$137,200Ithaca$330,100Poughkeepsie$259,200Centereach$471,300Bay Shore$467,800Port Chester$563,900Franklin Square$640,300North Tonawanda$184,900Middletown$271,000Harrison$1,001,900Newburgh$221,100Saratoga Springs$445,100Jamestown$79,100Glen Cove$654,500Shirley$390,300Monsey$829,700Deer Park$497,900Lindenhurst$484,800Ossining$444,200West Islip$592,700Auburn$143,600Elmira$88,200
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Property tax exemptions in New York, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
Every county in New York
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | 0.688% | $889,700 | $6,120 |
| Queens County | 0.877% | $699,200 | $6,130 |
| New York County | 0.902% | $1,108,900 | $10,001 |
| Suffolk County | 1.854% | $539,500 | $10,001 |
| Bronx County | 1.027% | $517,000 | $5,310 |
| Nassau County | 1.518% | $658,700 | $10,001 |
| Westchester County | 1.567% | $638,400 | $10,001 |
| Erie County | 2.081% | $217,400 | $4,525 |
| Monroe County | 2.788% | $197,100 | $5,495 |
| Richmond County | 0.922% | $658,500 | $6,074 |
| Onondaga County | 2.593% | $185,300 | $4,805 |
| Orange County | 2.344% | $361,100 | $8,463 |
| Rockland County | 1.773% | $564,200 | $10,001 |
| Albany County | 1.894% | $277,400 | $5,253 |
| Dutchess County | 1.963% | $368,100 | $7,226 |
| Saratoga County | 1.491% | $324,800 | $4,843 |
| Oneida County | 2.131% | $171,100 | $3,646 |
| Niagara County | 2.284% | $177,400 | $4,052 |
| Broome County | 2.635% | $145,100 | $3,824 |
| Ulster County | 1.944% | $315,100 | $6,124 |
| Rensselaer County | 2.193% | $244,300 | $5,357 |
| Schenectady County | 2.459% | $223,100 | $5,486 |
| Chautauqua County | 2.386% | $119,300 | $2,846 |
| Oswego County | 2.575% | $139,600 | $3,595 |
| Jefferson County | 1.575% | $181,000 | $2,851 |
| Ontario County | 2.198% | $202,900 | $4,460 |
| St. Lawrence County | 2.283% | $119,800 | $2,735 |
| Tompkins County | 2.348% | $271,500 | $6,374 |
| Putnam County | 2.232% | $448,000 | $10,001 |
| Steuben County | 2.523% | $128,600 | $3,245 |
| Wayne County | 2.551% | $163,400 | $4,168 |
| Chemung County | 2.522% | $132,100 | $3,332 |
| Sullivan County | 2.164% | $234,800 | $5,082 |
| Clinton County | 1.977% | $175,100 | $3,461 |
| Cattaraugus County | 2.693% | $109,400 | $2,946 |
| Cayuga County | 2.282% | $164,200 | $3,747 |
| Madison County | 2.295% | $176,800 | $4,058 |
| Warren County | 1.530% | $247,600 | $3,789 |
| Livingston County | 2.466% | $169,600 | $4,182 |
| Columbia County | 1.548% | $309,800 | $4,795 |
| Washington County | 2.082% | $185,000 | $3,852 |
| Herkimer County | 2.272% | $135,000 | $3,067 |
| Otsego County | 1.655% | $175,900 | $2,911 |
| Genesee County | 2.508% | $157,800 | $3,958 |
| Fulton County | 2.130% | $156,100 | $3,325 |
| Montgomery County | 2.564% | $141,600 | $3,630 |
| Tioga County | 2.448% | $153,200 | $3,750 |
| Greene County | 1.658% | $248,300 | $4,116 |
| Franklin County | 1.880% | $128,600 | $2,418 |
| Allegany County | 2.943% | $97,900 | $2,881 |
| Chenango County | 2.390% | $128,100 | $3,061 |
| Cortland County | 2.646% | $158,100 | $4,184 |
| Delaware County | 1.736% | $176,200 | $3,059 |
| Wyoming County | 2.299% | $154,700 | $3,557 |
| Orleans County | 2.996% | $126,200 | $3,781 |
| Essex County | 1.555% | $200,000 | $3,111 |
| Seneca County | 2.289% | $142,700 | $3,267 |
| Schoharie County | 2.185% | $182,000 | $3,977 |
| Lewis County | 1.697% | $158,000 | $2,682 |
| Yates County | 1.920% | $178,000 | $3,417 |
| Schuyler County | 1.938% | $163,300 | $3,165 |
| Hamilton County | 0.979% | $242,000 | $2,369 |