Census-designated place Preston-Potter Hollow is a census-designated place in New York, in Albany County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Preston-Potter Hollow had a real-estate tax bill of $3,785 (± $1,037) a year, compared with $6,450 in New York and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $219,400 (± $19,824), compared with $403,000 in New York and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Preston-Potter Hollow | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 426 ± 227 | 19,872,319 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,785 ± $1,037rough guide only: the margin of error is 27% of the estimate | $6,450 ± $17 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $219,400 ± $19,824 | $403,000 ± $1,347 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $118,467 ± $12,652 | $84,578 ± $372 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.73% ± 0.50 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 29% of the estimate | 1.60% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | Too imprecise to report (estimate 100.0%, margin of error ± 67.7 points) | 54.3% ± 0.2 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 51.6%, margin of error ± 41.6 points) | 33.9% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 7.0%, margin of error ± 15.8 points) | 27.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
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.
If property taxes go unpaid in New York
How it works. Local enforcing tax district uses RPTL Article 11 in-rem foreclosure, followed by sale/disposition of tax-foreclosed property; separate tax-lien-sale route may be used where authorized
Excess sale money. Post-Tyler Title 6 (RPTL 1195-1197) requires determination of surplus after sale of tax-foreclosed property and permits persons with prior right/title/interest/lien/equity of redemption to claim surplus. Public-sale price is used as value for surplus calculation under current law
These rules are set by New York, not by Preston-Potter Hollow, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full New York entry with statute links.