End Property Tax.
Restore Freedom.

New York

Jump to another state
Median effective property tax rate
1.6%
Median annual property tax bill
$6,450
Median home value
$403,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.

Census figures for New York, with margins of error

The median owner-occupied home in New York had a real-estate tax bill of $6,450 (± $17) a year, compared with $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $403,000 (± $1,347), compared with $303,400 nationwide.

U.S. Census Bureau estimates for New York and the United States, with margins of error
MeasureNew YorkUnited States
Population 19,872,319 332,387,540
Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) $6,450 ± $17 $2,969 ± $3
Median home value $403,000 ± $1,347 $303,400 ± $362
Median household income $84,578 ± $372 $78,538 ± $176
Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) 1.60% ± 0.01 points 0.98% ± under 0.01 points
Homes lived in by their owners 54.3% ± 0.2 points 65.0% ± 0.3 points
Owner households headed by someone 65 or older 33.9% ± 0.1 points 32.6% ± 0.2 points
Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs 27.2% ± 0.2 points 22.2% ± 0.1 points
How to read these numbers

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.

Counties in New York

Cities in New York (1228)

Towns & townships in New York (994)

New York organizes local government by town/township, a separate structure from incorporated cities above.