Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York reached an all-time high of $20,600 per-pupil in 2013-14 school year, topping all states and exceeding the $11,009 per-pupil national average by 87 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. Read More
Residents of the Erie County village of Sloan had the highest effective property tax rate in the entire state, paying $64.46 per $1,000 of property value during 2014, according to the newest edition of , the Empire Center’s annual examination o Read More
Binghamton residents had the highest effective property tax rate in the Southern Tier, paying $57.79 per $1,000 of property value during 2014, according to the newest edition of , the Empire Center’s annual examination of local property taxes. Read More
The city of Ogdensburg had the highest effective property tax rate in the North Country, paying $51.36 per $1,000 of home value during 2014, according to the newest edition of , the Empire Center’s annual examination of local property taxes. Read More
Residents of the city of Gloversville had the highest effective property tax rate in the Mohawk Valley, paying $54.02 per $1,000 of home value during 2014, according to the newest edition of , the Empire Center’s annual examination of local prop Read More
Note: highest taxes on median-value home in paragraph 4 has been corrected. Residents of the Sullivan County village of Liberty had the highest effective property tax rate in the Mid-Hudson region, paying $63.42 per $1,000 of home va Read More
The village of Islandia had the highest effective property tax rate in Suffolk County, paying $42.64 per $1,000 of property values during 2014, according to the newest edition of , the Empire Center’s annual exami Read More
Residents of the Orleans County village of Medina had the highest effective property tax rate in the Finger Lakes region, paying $58.19 per $1,000 of home value during 2014, according to the newest edition of Benchmarking NY, the Empire Center’s annual examination of local property taxes. Read More