New York’s property tax nightmare

Times Union ^ | October 3, 2010 | BOB PORT and JAMES M. ODATO

[NYer]

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[riri]

Why does anyone stay there?

I left NY 16 years ago. You can't drag me back there for any reason.

[NYer]

There is plenty more at this link.

Property subject to many taxes

October 2, 2010 at 11:12 pm by Chris Churchill

A property tax in New York state can be levied by villages, cities, towns, counties and special districts, such as fire prevention districts. It is also levied separately by school districts, of which there are more than 700.

It starts with local governments assigning an annual assessed value to each piece, or parcel, of real estate. That assessment can be governed by the village or city, or by the town, and it can be the property’s market value or some uniformly applied fraction of that value.

Calculating your property tax, which, ideally, is based on the true market value of your property, is relatively simple.

Multiply the tax rate established by your governing town, village, city, school district and county by the assessed value of your property.

So let’s say the tax rate established by the town is $50 per $1,000 of assessed value, and your home is assessed at $100,000. Multiply 50 by 100 to get your tax — $5,000.

Do the same for the tax rate established by your school district, village and county, then add them together to get your tax total.

Things get a little more complicated if you get property tax exemptions, such as the STAR exemption, which exclude some of the assessed value of a property from taxation.

In that case, you multiply the tax rate by assessed value after the exemption.

There are hundreds of exemptions available in New York state, although they vary widely by city and town. So contact your municipal government for a list of available exemptions.

— Chris Churchill

[EGPWS]

She and her husband, Charles, each in their late 70s, are retired New York City teachers, who relocated 15 years ago to Ulster County. They pay $9,600 a year in school taxes.

Oh, the irony.

[pnh102]

Property tax is just the government's way of reminding us that we do not own anything. We just rent it from the government.

Property tax at any level should be outlawed. It is a completely unfair form of taxation. Even the income tax is far more fair than the property tax.

[therightliveswithus]

NY’s in deep, deep trouble

[GlockThe Vote]

I live here and the taxes are unreal. I really cany tyope what I want over this issue.

[calex59]

Let’s think about property taxes. A person can afford to buy a house on some(real)property, could be large property or small and the house could be luxurious or plain. However, regardless of that the owner is taxed on the price of the house, year after year after year as if he/she makes that much money every year. Property taxes are totally wrong and the founding fathers should have recognized that. Paying rent to the government on property you own outright is outrageous and tyrannical. A one time tax, when the property is purchased is one thing, a yearly stipend to the government is totally wrong and should be done away with.

[ronnie raygun]

One word..........PALADINO!

[Gaffer]

She and her husband, Charles, each in their late 70s, are retired New York City teachers, who relocated 15 years ago to Ulster County. They pay $9,600 a year in school taxes. The high costs mean their community cannot be as economically and ethnically diverse as the Shebars would like.

I am heartened to hear this. The Great State Government of New York is doing its level best to force these two libtards into a 'new' community where their neighbors will be the ones whose government supported lifestyles will do their level best to divest them of all the crap they have......

[Tawiskaro]

[Tzimisce]

The greedy, thieving taxpayers are finally going to get what’s coming to them.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

This is exactly what will save Florida at some point in the upturn of the economic cycle (whenever the hell that is) - the driving out of heavily taxed New Yorkers (and other north-easterners) who will once again flock to FL. As long as FL resists the temptation to institute an income tax - we’ll be sitting pretty to pick up those with the discretionary income to buy a second home in FL or retire early or simply move here under any circumstances.

Another reason to move, tertiary to the tax motivation, would be the plethora of funny place names (like Cannarsie and Sacandaga, etc.).

[Cicero]

We lived in Scarsdale for a number of years, and had a fairly big house because we have a lot of kids. It was a convenient commute to the city, and the schools were liberal but excellent.

But we moved out in 1987, partly because the property taxes were getting unaffordable. I hate to think what they are now.

[cornelis]

But even with New Yorkers paying, by some measures, up to 40 percent of their income to sustain schools and local governments and help raise $45 billion in local property taxes statewide,

With all of that and the GOP still gets around 50% of the vote for the White House. What happens when the retired geezers and widows are no longer there to send $100 to DeMint & Co.?

[listenhillary]

“I really cany tyope what I want over this issue.”

You can say that again.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

My property tax here is now over 10% of my income, and they keep demanding more.

[Hojczyk]

There is no hope for New York..I left in 1981 ..went to Colorado Springs..paid 600 dollars for 20 years property tax and the schools were much better.. I lived North of Albany in Clifton Park...only moving will solve your problem..but move where you need a job..Forget Colorado the liberals have taken over that state..

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Democrat Mantra: “I see you have some money there. Give it to me.”