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Business Climate :: Taxes

TAXES

Tax Burden

1999 Median Real Estate Taxes Paid
Delaware 4.3%
Chenango 4.7%
Otsego 4.8%
Schoharie 4.8%
Broome 5.2%
Albany 5.7%
Orange 6.7%
Westchester 10.7%

Source: NYS Office of the State Comptroller

Real Estate Taxes

Property Taxes
Source: NYS Office of the State Comptroller

Property Tax Comparsions by State

State

Median tax

Median value

Tax as % of home value

Median owner income

Tax as % of Income

Pennsylvania

$1,937

$131,900

1.47%

$54,282

3.57%

Vermont

$2,835

$173,400

1.63%

$55,892

5.07%

Massachusetts

$2,974

$361,500

0.82%

$75,213

3.95%

Rhode Island

$3,071

$281,300

1.09%

$68,935

4.45%

New York

$3,076

$258,900

1.19%

$67,029

4.59%

Connecticut

$3,865

$271,500

1.42%

$77,247

5.00%

New Hampshire

$3,920

$240,100

1.63%

$66,840

5.86%

New Jersey

$5,352

$333,900

1.60%

$79,234

6.75%

Source: The Tax Foundation

Real Property Taxes

The Otsego County Real Property Tax office can help you with many questions regarding specific land parcels, as well as provide information relating to:

  • Tax maps, air photographs, surveys, wetland maps, school district maps, other special district maps such as light districts, water districts, agricultural districts, etc.
  • The assessment review process and the function of the Board of Assessment Review.

Office of Real Property Tax
197 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
(607) 547-4221
www.otsegocounty.com/rpts