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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Property Tax Bills in New York

The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.

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New York ranked

#County Annual taxMedian homeEffective rate
1 Hamilton County $2,369$242,0000.979%
2 Franklin County $2,418$128,6001.880%
3 Lewis County $2,682$158,0001.697%
4 St. Lawrence County $2,735$119,8002.283%
5 Chautauqua County $2,846$119,3002.386%
6 Jefferson County $2,851$181,0001.575%
7 Allegany County $2,881$97,9002.943%
8 Otsego County $2,911$175,9001.655%
9 Cattaraugus County $2,946$109,4002.693%
10 Delaware County $3,059$176,2001.736%
11 Chenango County $3,061$128,1002.390%
12 Herkimer County $3,067$135,0002.272%
13 Essex County $3,111$200,0001.555%
14 Schuyler County $3,165$163,3001.938%
15 Steuben County $3,245$128,6002.523%
16 Seneca County $3,267$142,7002.289%
17 Fulton County $3,325$156,1002.130%
18 Chemung County $3,332$132,1002.522%
19 Yates County $3,417$178,0001.920%
20 Clinton County $3,461$175,1001.977%
21 Wyoming County $3,557$154,7002.299%
22 Oswego County $3,595$139,6002.575%
23 Montgomery County $3,630$141,6002.564%
24 Oneida County $3,646$171,1002.131%
25 Cayuga County $3,747$164,2002.282%
26 Tioga County $3,750$153,2002.448%
27 Orleans County $3,781$126,2002.996%
28 Warren County $3,789$247,6001.530%
29 Broome County $3,824$145,1002.635%
30 Washington County $3,852$185,0002.082%
31 Genesee County $3,958$157,8002.508%
32 Schoharie County $3,977$182,0002.185%
33 Niagara County $4,052$177,4002.284%
34 Madison County $4,058$176,8002.295%
35 Greene County $4,116$248,3001.658%
36 Wayne County $4,168$163,4002.551%
37 Livingston County $4,182$169,6002.466%
38 Cortland County $4,184$158,1002.646%
39 Ontario County $4,460$202,9002.198%
40 Erie County $4,525$217,4002.081%
41 Columbia County $4,795$309,8001.548%
42 Onondaga County $4,805$185,3002.593%
43 Saratoga County $4,843$324,8001.491%
44 Sullivan County $5,082$234,8002.164%
45 Albany County $5,253$277,4001.894%
46 Bronx County $5,310$517,0001.027%
47 Rensselaer County $5,357$244,3002.193%
48 Schenectady County $5,486$223,1002.459%
49 Monroe County $5,495$197,1002.788%
50 Richmond County $6,074$658,5000.922%
51 Kings County $6,120$889,7000.688%
52 Ulster County $6,124$315,1001.944%
53 Queens County $6,130$699,2000.877%
54 Tompkins County $6,374$271,5002.348%
55 Dutchess County $7,226$368,1001.963%
56 Orange County $8,463$361,1002.344%
57 Nassau County $10,001$658,7001.518%
58 New York County $10,001$1,108,9000.902%
59 Putnam County $10,001$448,0002.232%
60 Rockland County $10,001$564,2001.773%
61 Suffolk County $10,001$539,5001.854%
62 Westchester County $10,001$638,4001.567%

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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