According to Fulton County documents, Gloversville’s county tax rate was $9.71 in 2013. The city’s tax rate was $21.71 and the school district’s rate in Gloversville was $21.32, totalling $52.72 per $1,000 of assessed value.

In the Capital Region, Schenectady has an effective tax rate of $43.58 per $1,000, and Albany has a rate of $41.67, according to the study.

Gloversville appears twice on the Mohawk Valley list, in the second and sixth positions. The No. 6 ranking is for the portion of Gloversville that includes the Greater Johnstown School District. The effective rate was $46.47.

Gloversville Mayor Dayton King said Wednesday he had not seen the report, but said it would not have a big effect on the city’s future budgets.

“I think the [members of the council and city government] are fiscally concerned. We are aware our taxes are high in the city of Gloversville. They are high in Fulton County and they are high in upstate New York,” King said.

King said he does not govern “to place on any list” but said he’s concerned by Gloversville’s rank.

“We are working diligently to bring in new businesses and be aware of the costs,” King said.

In St. Johnsville, the tax on a median home is $4,043, according to the report.

St. Johnsville Town Supervisor Wayne Handy said he had not heard about the study. He said there are other areas with a higher tax rate than St. Johnsville’s.

“It all depends on what you are basing it on,” Handy said.

The study shows Ephratah, ranked ninth in the Mohawk Valley, has an effective tax rate of $45.42 per $1,000 and a median tax of $3,832. The rate is based on the part of Ephratah that includes the Fort Plain school district.

Todd Bradt, Ephratah supervisor, said only a small portion of the Fort Plain school district is in the town. He said the ranking is no surprise.

“We have very little sales tax revenue and a lot of roads. … Our whole tax base is based on taxpayers, not sales tax,” Bradt said.

The town of Canajoharie is ranked 10th on the Mohawk Valley list.

According to the study, the effective rate in the town of Canajoharie is $45.07 per $1,000. The median tax is $4,525, according to the study.

The town of Amsterdam, including Fort Johnston and the Greater Amsterdam School District, is ranked 19 in the study, with an effective tax rate of $41.88 per $1,000 and a median tax of $4,176 in 2013.

Among the municipalities with the lowest rates in the Mohawk Valley are Northampton, with an effective tax rate of $15.62, and the town of Johnstown, with an effective rate of $18.20.

Effective tax rates listed in the Empire Center report do not necessarily match actual tax rates provided by localities for 2013.

The Empire Center’s website said the effective property tax rates are “approximate,” based on estimates by the state comptroller and calculations by the Empire Center.

“The effective rates are most accurate as a comparative overall measure of tax burdens as a share of property values in different New York communities,” the website says.

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