New York

Financial data for local governments across New York

62 Cities
62 Counties
933 Towns
563 Villages
658 CDPs
689 School Districts

8 cities not included in the 2024 rankings below due to late or missing filings. View compliance report

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

Current source-backed tax context for New York.

Component Summary Effective Coverage Sources
NY state personal income tax NY uses a progressive bracket schedule (4.00% to 10.90% on the current IT-201 schedule). Tax year 2025 schedule; statutory update starts for tax years beginning after 2025. Source verified IT-201-I (2025 PDF); Tax Law §601
NY state sales and use tax (base) NY state base sales and use tax rate is 4%; local rates are additive by jurisdiction. In effect as of January 1, 2026. Loaded New York State Department of Taxation and Finance sales tax rates
NY property tax policy (local levies; no statewide rate) In New York, real property tax is raised and spent locally by counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and special districts; there is no single statewide property-tax rate. Property-tax guidance page updated July 26, 2024 (accessed April 19, 2026). Needs review NY property taxes overview; ORPTS tax bill calculation guide

Demographics

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023)

19,872,319 Population
$84,578 Median Household Income
$403,000 Median Home Value
39.6 Median Age
13.7% Poverty Rate
6.2% Unemployment Rate
54.3% Homeownership Rate
39.6% Bachelor's+ Rate

NYC Financial Data

New York City's $100B+ budget with agency-level expenditure breakdowns from the NYC Comptroller's ACFR.

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Local Governments

Largest by Population

City Rankings

Based on FY 2024 financial data

Fund Balance %

Available fund balance (committed + assigned + unassigned) as a percentage of total expenditures. Higher is generally stronger.

# City Value
1 Hornell 34.4%
2 Rye 33.1%
3 Syracuse 31.0%
4 Newburgh 27.6%
5 Amsterdam 27.3%
6 Oneonta 27.3%
7 Saratoga Springs 27.1%
8 Sherrill 26.6%
9 White Plains 25.3%
10 Lockport 25.1%

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