How High is Your Community’s Property Taxes?

New York property taxes are out of control. The median U.S. property tax paid is $1,917 and in New York it is $3,755—96 percent higher than the national median. Moreover, New York has the highest local taxes in America as a percentage of personal income—79 percent above the national average. Below is a map that ranks where your county stands relative to the rest of the country in property taxes. Place your cursor over your county to see where it ranks.

• Schuyler County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: -
  Rank: -
  Median Home Value: -
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: -
  Rank: -
  

• Hamilton County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: -
  Rank: -
  Median Home Value: -
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: -
  Rank: -
  

• Cattaraugus County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,811
  Rank: 478
  Median Home Value: $77,900
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.32%
  Rank: 17
  

• Oswego County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,074
  Rank: 351
  Median Home Value: $89,400
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.32%
  Rank: 18
  

• Chemung County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,019
  Rank: 371
  Median Home Value: $87,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.30%
  Rank: 20
  

• Steuben County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,906
  Rank: 425
  Median Home Value: $82,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.30%
  Rank: 21
  

• Madison County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,523
  Rank: 235
  Median Home Value: $112,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.24%
  Rank: 23
  

• Schenectady County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,641
  Rank: 80
  Median Home Value: $163,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.23%
  Rank: 24
  

• Broome County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,260
  Rank: 296
  Median Home Value: $101,300
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.23%
  Rank: 25
  

• Oneida County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,275
  Rank: 291
  Median Home Value: $105,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.16%
  Rank: 28
  

• Ontario County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,858
  Rank: 159
  Median Home Value: $133,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.14%
  Rank: 30
  

• Tompkins County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,532
  Rank: 88
  Median Home Value: $166,200
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value:2.13%
  Rank: 32
  

• Chenango County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,852
  Rank: 445
  Median Home Value: $88,500
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.09%
  Rank: 36
  

• Tioga County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,139
  Rank: 328
  Median Home Value: $102,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.08%
  Rank: 40
  

• Fulton County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,931
  Rank: 407
  Median Home Value: $96,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.01%
  Rank: 47
  

• Washington County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,747
  Rank: 177
  Median Home Value: $142,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.93%
  Rank: 63
  

• St. Lawrence County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,526
  Rank: 628
  Median Home Value: $79,300
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.92%
  Rank: 64
  

• Yates County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,232
  Rank: 304
  Median Home Value: $117,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.91%
  Rank: 70
  

• Rensselaer County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,350
  Rank: 108
  Median Home Value: $177,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.89%
  Rank: 75
  

• Franklin County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,588
  Rank: 595
  Median Home Value: $87,500
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.81%
  Rank: 102
  

• Clinton County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,101
  Rank: 342
  Median Home Value: $116,600
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.80%
  Rank: 105
  

• Sullivan County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,342
  Rank: 110
  Median Home Value: $189,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.76%
  Rank: 121
  

• Nassau County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $8,478
  Rank: 1
  Median Home Value: $494,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.72%
  Rank: 140
  

• Putnam County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $7,198
  Rank: 11
  Median Home Value: $427,400
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.68%
  Rank: 154
  

• Rockland County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $8,084
  Rank: 5
  Median Home Value: $482,300
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.68%
  Rank: 157
  

• Orange County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $5,314
  Rank: 23
  Median Home Value: $318,200
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.67%
  Rank: 159
  

• Suffolk County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $7,010
  Rank: 12
  Median Home Value: $430,600
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.63%
  Rank: 178
  

• Albany County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,344
  Rank: 109
  Median Home Value: $206,400
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.62%
  Rank: 185
  

• Ulster County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,934
  Rank: 62
  Median Home Value: $247,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.59%
  Rank: 204
  

• Lewis County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,619
  Rank: 579
  Median Home Value: $103,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.57%
  Rank: 216
  

• Jefferson County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,813
  Rank: 475
  Median Home Value: $120,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.51%
  Rank: 247
  

• Westchester County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $8,474
  Rank: 2
  Median Home Value: $562,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.51%
  Rank: 251
  

• Otsego County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,873
  Rank: 437
  Median Home Value: $128,900
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.45%
  Rank: 283
  

• Columbia County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,264
  Rank: 118
  Median Home Value: $227,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.44%
  Rank: 288
  

• Schoharie County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,152
  Rank: 324
  Median Home Value: $151,200
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.42%
  Rank: 301
  

• Dutchess County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $4,594
  Rank: 35
  Median Home Value: $326,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.41%
  Rank: 308
  

• Delaware County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,797
  Rank: 483
  Median Home Value: $130,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.38%
  Rank: 324
  

• Saratoga County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,060
  Rank: 131
  Median Home Value: $223,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.37%
  Rank: 328
  

• Greene County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,411
  Rank: 261
  Median Home Value: $187,600
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.29%
  Rank: 388
  

• Warren County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,353
  Rank: 274
  Median Home Value: $184,400
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.28%
  Rank: 393
  

• Essex County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,945
  Rank: 397
  Median Home Value: $156,000
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 1.25%
  Rank: 424
  

• Richmond County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,710
  Rank: 182
  Median Home Value: $462,600
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 0.59%
  Rank: 1276
  

• Bronx County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,289
  Rank: 286
  Median Home Value: $397,300
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 0.58%
  Rank: 1294
  

• Queens County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,672
  Rank: 194
  Median Home Value: $491,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 0.54%
  Rank: 1374
  

• New York County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $4,096
  Rank: 54
  Median Home Value: $840,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 0.49%
  Rank: 1494
  

• Kings County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,646
  Rank: 203
  Median Home Value: $580,900
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 0.46%
  Rank: 1567
  

• Herkimer County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,941
  Rank: 402
  Median Home Value: $87,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.21%
  Rank: 26
  

• Orleans County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,610
  Rank: 212
  Median Home Value: $87,200
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.99%
  Rank: 1
  

• Niagara County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,773
  Rank: 173
  Median Home Value: $97,900
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.83%
  Rank: 2
  

• Monroe County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,658
  Rank: 78
  Median Home Value: $131,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.78%
  Rank: 3
  

• Allegany County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $1,778
  Rank: 495
  Median Home Value: $66,100
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.69%
  Rank: 4
  

• Wayne County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,899
  Rank:151
  Median Home Value: $108,700
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.67%
  Rank: 5
  

• Cortland County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,501
  Rank:244
  Median Home Value: $94,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.64%
  Rank: 6
  

• Genesee County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,645
  Rank:204
  Median Home Value: $101,200
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.61%
  Rank: 7
  

• Chautauqua County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,049
  Rank:359
  Median Home Value: $79,500
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.58%
  Rank: 8
  

• Seneca County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,278
  Rank:290
  Median Home Value: $88,900
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.56%
  Rank: 9
  

• Wyoming County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,371
  Rank:272
  Median Home Value: $94,600
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.51%
  Rank: 10
  

• Montgomery County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,408
  Rank:264
  Median Home Value: $96,900
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.49%
  Rank: 11
  

• Onondaga County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $3,061
  Rank:130
  Median Home Value: $124,400
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.46%
  Rank: 12
  

• Erie County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,885
  Rank:155
  Median Home Value: $117,400
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.46%
  Rank: 13
  

• Livingston County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,784
  Rank:171
  Median Home Value: $114,800
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.43%
  Rank: 14
  

• Cayuga County

  
  Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes: $2,380
  Rank:268
  Median Home Value: $100,600
  Taxes as Percent of Home Value: 2.37%
  Rank: 15
  

Source: The Tax Foundation, based on a three-year average and out of 1,824 counties nationwide.