Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in New York
Ranked by dollars actually paid rather than by rate. This list looks very different from the rate ranking: expensive coastal counties appear here on the strength of their home values alone, even where the percentage is unremarkable.
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New York ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau County | $10,001 | $658,700 | 1.518% |
| 2 | New York County | $10,001 | $1,108,900 | 0.902% |
| 3 | Putnam County | $10,001 | $448,000 | 2.232% |
| 4 | Rockland County | $10,001 | $564,200 | 1.773% |
| 5 | Suffolk County | $10,001 | $539,500 | 1.854% |
| 6 | Westchester County | $10,001 | $638,400 | 1.567% |
| 7 | Orange County | $8,463 | $361,100 | 2.344% |
| 8 | Dutchess County | $7,226 | $368,100 | 1.963% |
| 9 | Tompkins County | $6,374 | $271,500 | 2.348% |
| 10 | Queens County | $6,130 | $699,200 | 0.877% |
| 11 | Ulster County | $6,124 | $315,100 | 1.944% |
| 12 | Kings County | $6,120 | $889,700 | 0.688% |
| 13 | Richmond County | $6,074 | $658,500 | 0.922% |
| 14 | Monroe County | $5,495 | $197,100 | 2.788% |
| 15 | Schenectady County | $5,486 | $223,100 | 2.459% |
| 16 | Rensselaer County | $5,357 | $244,300 | 2.193% |
| 17 | Bronx County | $5,310 | $517,000 | 1.027% |
| 18 | Albany County | $5,253 | $277,400 | 1.894% |
| 19 | Sullivan County | $5,082 | $234,800 | 2.164% |
| 20 | Saratoga County | $4,843 | $324,800 | 1.491% |
| 21 | Onondaga County | $4,805 | $185,300 | 2.593% |
| 22 | Columbia County | $4,795 | $309,800 | 1.548% |
| 23 | Erie County | $4,525 | $217,400 | 2.081% |
| 24 | Ontario County | $4,460 | $202,900 | 2.198% |
| 25 | Cortland County | $4,184 | $158,100 | 2.646% |
| 26 | Livingston County | $4,182 | $169,600 | 2.466% |
| 27 | Wayne County | $4,168 | $163,400 | 2.551% |
| 28 | Greene County | $4,116 | $248,300 | 1.658% |
| 29 | Madison County | $4,058 | $176,800 | 2.295% |
| 30 | Niagara County | $4,052 | $177,400 | 2.284% |
| 31 | Schoharie County | $3,977 | $182,000 | 2.185% |
| 32 | Genesee County | $3,958 | $157,800 | 2.508% |
| 33 | Washington County | $3,852 | $185,000 | 2.082% |
| 34 | Broome County | $3,824 | $145,100 | 2.635% |
| 35 | Warren County | $3,789 | $247,600 | 1.530% |
| 36 | Orleans County | $3,781 | $126,200 | 2.996% |
| 37 | Tioga County | $3,750 | $153,200 | 2.448% |
| 38 | Cayuga County | $3,747 | $164,200 | 2.282% |
| 39 | Oneida County | $3,646 | $171,100 | 2.131% |
| 40 | Montgomery County | $3,630 | $141,600 | 2.564% |
| 41 | Oswego County | $3,595 | $139,600 | 2.575% |
| 42 | Wyoming County | $3,557 | $154,700 | 2.299% |
| 43 | Clinton County | $3,461 | $175,100 | 1.977% |
| 44 | Yates County | $3,417 | $178,000 | 1.920% |
| 45 | Chemung County | $3,332 | $132,100 | 2.522% |
| 46 | Fulton County | $3,325 | $156,100 | 2.130% |
| 47 | Seneca County | $3,267 | $142,700 | 2.289% |
| 48 | Steuben County | $3,245 | $128,600 | 2.523% |
| 49 | Schuyler County | $3,165 | $163,300 | 1.938% |
| 50 | Essex County | $3,111 | $200,000 | 1.555% |
| 51 | Herkimer County | $3,067 | $135,000 | 2.272% |
| 52 | Chenango County | $3,061 | $128,100 | 2.390% |
| 53 | Delaware County | $3,059 | $176,200 | 1.736% |
| 54 | Cattaraugus County | $2,946 | $109,400 | 2.693% |
| 55 | Otsego County | $2,911 | $175,900 | 1.655% |
| 56 | Allegany County | $2,881 | $97,900 | 2.943% |
| 57 | Jefferson County | $2,851 | $181,000 | 1.575% |
| 58 | Chautauqua County | $2,846 | $119,300 | 2.386% |
| 59 | St. Lawrence County | $2,735 | $119,800 | 2.283% |
| 60 | Lewis County | $2,682 | $158,000 | 1.697% |
| 61 | Franklin County | $2,418 | $128,600 | 1.880% |
| 62 | Hamilton County | $2,369 | $242,000 | 0.979% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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