The median owner-occupied home in Wayne County had a real-estate tax bill of $4,168 (± $122) a year, compared with $6,450 in New York and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $163,400 (± $3,755), compared with $403,000 in New York and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Wayne County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 91,128 | 19,872,319 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $4,168 ± $122 | $6,450 ± $17 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $163,400 ± $3,755 | $403,000 ± $1,347 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $73,914 ± $2,388 | $84,578 ± $372 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 2.55% ± 0.09 points | 1.60% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 79.9% ± 1.3 points | 54.3% ± 0.2 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 31.7% ± 1.2 points | 33.9% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 20.2% ± 1.8 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.
Cities, towns and villages in Wayne County (7)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Wayne County (10)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Wayne County (15)
- Arcadia
- Butler
- Galen
- Huron
- Lyons
- Macedon
- Marion
- Ontario
- Palmyra
- Rose
- Savannah
- Sodus
- Walworth
- Williamson
- Wolcott
Other named communities in Wayne County (71)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Alloway
- Alton
- Angells Corner
- Bear Creek
- Bonni Castle
- Butler Center
- Cator Corners
- Cooney Crossing
- Daboll Corners
- Desbrough Park
- East Bay Park
- East Palmyra
- East Williamson
- Fairville
- Fort Hill
- Fruitland
- Furnace Village
- Furnaceville
- Glenmark
- Green Meadows Park
- Hickory Square
- Holland Cove
- Huddle
- Hydesville
- Idlewood On The Lake
- Joy
- Lake Bluff
- Lakeside
- Lime Kiln
- Lincoln
- Lock Berlin
- Lockpit
- Lummisville
- Macedon Center
- Marbletown
- Marengo
- Marquart Village
- Mayo Park
- Minsteed
- Mud Mills
- Noble Corner
- North Huron
- North Macedon
- North Wolcott
- Ontario Center
- Ontario on the Lake
- Orchard Grove Village Park
- Owls Nest
- Pilgrimport
- Resort
- Rice Mill
- Shepards Corner
- Sodus Center
- South Butler
- South Sodus
- Sunset View
- Thorntons Corner
- Trolley Bed Road Park
- Union Hill
- Vienna Estates
- Wallington
- Wayne Center
- Wayneport
- West Butler
- West Walworth
- Whispering Woods
- Wiley Corner
- Willow Creek Estates
- Yellow Mills
- York
- Zurich