Orleans County continues to be among the highest taxed counties in New York, with Medina leading the way with a combined tax rate of more than triple that of some other Finger Lakes-region counties. Read More
Tag: Property Tax
Binghamton had the highest effective property tax rate of any city in New York as of 2013, according to the Empire Center’s latest annual Benchmarking NY report. Read More
Bill Samuels, founder of the liberal policy group EffectiveNY, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to champion a property tax relief proposal floated by Mario Cuomo, the executive’s late father. Read More
The Empire Center is participating in "Sunshine Week," a nationwide effort to promote government transparency. Check back during the week to see our latest releases. Read More
New York's local property tax cap would be made permanent under the Senate Republican version of a new state budget. From the taxpayers' perspective, it's very encouraging to see the Senate make a high-profile move to line up on this issue beside Gov. Cuomo, who already has promised to seek the cap's permanent enactment. Read More
This community in the Adirondack foothills has two churches, one diner, a museum of rural memorabilia, the only covered bridge in Saratoga County and the Plateau Sky Ranch, a private airport. It doesn’t have a bank or a pizzeria, and there are no doctors or dentists. There are no public water or sewer systems in its 60-square miles, and just 16 street lights. Edinburg, though, is where the low taxes are—the lowest rates for a town with its own school district in upstate New York. Read More
"It's not surprising that they are looking to gut the cap," said E.J. McMahon, executive director of the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy in Albany. "It's having a real effect on their spending patterns, and they don't like it." Read More
There’s a key component missing from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to “cut” property taxes: It doesn’t cut them at all. Read More