Property taxes in New York
At $6,610, the median annual property tax bill in New York is 85% above the national figure of $3,580, ranking 3 of 52, with Nassau County the highest county at $10,001.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau County | $10,001 | 1.58% of value |
| 2 | New York County | $10,001 | 0.91% of value |
| 3 | Putnam County | $10,001 | 2.37% of value |
| 4 | Rockland County | $10,001 | 1.89% of value |
| 5 | Suffolk County | $10,001 | 2.04% of value |
| 6 | Westchester County | $10,001 | 1.62% of value |
| 7 | Orange County | $8,310 | 2.46% of value |
| 8 | Dutchess County | $7,135 | 2.05% of value |
| 9 | Tompkins County | $6,229 | 2.36% of value |
| 10 | Ulster County | $6,114 | 2.12% of value |
| 11 | Queens County | $5,887 | 0.87% of value |
| 12 | Kings County | $5,881 | 0.68% of value |
| 13 | Richmond County | $5,844 | 0.92% of value |
| 14 | Monroe County | $5,306 | 2.90% of value |
| 15 | Schenectady County | $5,241 | 2.56% of value |
| 16 | Rensselaer County | $5,235 | 2.27% of value |
| 17 | Albany County | $5,114 | 1.94% of value |
| 18 | Bronx County | $4,984 | 0.99% of value |
| 19 | Sullivan County | $4,954 | 2.25% of value |
| 20 | Columbia County | $4,854 | 1.71% of value |
| 21 | Saratoga County | $4,692 | 1.53% of value |
| 22 | Onondaga County | $4,646 | 2.69% of value |
| 23 | Erie County | $4,392 | 2.22% of value |
| 24 | Ontario County | $4,364 | 2.26% of value |
| 25 | Livingston County | $4,050 | 2.53% of value |
| 26 | Greene County | $4,048 | 1.76% of value |
| 27 | Cortland County | $4,035 | 2.72% of value |
| 28 | Wayne County | $3,999 | 2.63% of value |
| 29 | Niagara County | $3,958 | 2.43% of value |
| 30 | Schoharie County | $3,931 | 2.32% of value |
| 31 | Madison County | $3,886 | 2.39% of value |
| 32 | Washington County | $3,832 | 2.17% of value |
| 33 | Genesee County | $3,798 | 2.56% of value |
| 34 | Orleans County | $3,765 | 3.08% of value |
| 35 | Warren County | $3,731 | 1.55% of value |
| 36 | Cayuga County | $3,727 | 2.35% of value |
| 37 | Broome County | $3,698 | 2.66% of value |
| 38 | Tioga County | $3,590 | 2.49% of value |
| 39 | Oneida County | $3,565 | 2.26% of value |
| 40 | Oswego County | $3,544 | 2.69% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).