Property Taxes Across New York Ranked By Empire Center

For Release — May 12, 2012

ALBANY—With New Yorkers preparing to vote on school budget propositions next Tuesday, the Empire Center today released the latest data for its Internet-based tool — BenchmarkingNY's Property Taxes by Location — allowing taxpayers to compute and compare total school district, municipal and county tax burdens in thousands of communities across the state.  

The Empire Center also issued a summary report ranking the "Top 20" and "Bottom 20" effective tax rates in every region of the state, along with a ranking of effective tax rates in cities. The rankings are based on data from the state comptroller's office and New York State Association of Realtors Housing Survey.

• Full statewide and other region specific releases
• The Empire Center's property tax rankings report
• The "Property Taxes by Location" tool can be accessed here