New York City
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Taxes this government levies
Levies we can source to New York City as the levying government, quoted from the official sources linked on each row. Overlapping governments (state, county, regional authorities) levy their own taxes on the same residents — the calculator links below combine the full stack.
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NYC resident income tax
— graduated schedule, top rate 3.876%
Paid by resident households
Residence-based only — the separate NYC commuter tax on nonresident earnings was repealed in 1999.
- Destination local sales tax add-on — 4.875% (part of the 8.875% total combined rate at the register)
- Property tax — levy authority identified; rates under review (still needed: sentinel parcel validation)
See what the full stack costs a household: compare taxes
Other governments taxing residents here
The taxes above are only part of a resident's bill. These overlapping governments levy their own taxes on the same households — each name links to that government's page.
- New York — State income tax graduated schedule, top rate 10.9% · State sales tax 4.0%
What households actually pay
Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.
The two sections above list the tax rules for New York City. Here we track the source-backed dollar amounts households here actually pay — typical property-tax bills, fees, and similar figures — filling this in as we load them for each place.
| Component | Summary | Effective | Coverage | Sources |
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| 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 |
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ACS owner-occupied median property tax
Best current homeowner-bill proxy for this Census geography; reported bills can include state, county, municipal, and applicable local real-estate tax layers.
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$6,358 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units. | ACS2023 | Source observation available | New York City Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 |
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Property-tax revenue per resident
Government revenue context only; use this to benchmark a single government's revenue, not to estimate taxes owed.
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$4,081 source-backed property-tax revenue per resident for this government; not a household tax bill. | FY2025 | Source observation available | New York City FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |
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Property-tax revenue per occupied household
Government revenue context only; this excludes other applicable property-tax layers unless those governments' rows are separately loaded.
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$10,490 source-backed property-tax revenue per occupied household for this government; not a typical homeowner tax bill. | FY2025 | Source observation available | New York City FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |
Community Profile
Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates
Financial Trends
Curated financial dashboard (2010–2025)
Fiscal Health
Top Revenue Sources
Top Expenditures
Financial Documents (24)
| Year | Title | Type |
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| 2025 | New York City ACFR 2025 | NYC_ACFR |
| 2025 | New York City FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report | ACFR_PROPERTY_TAX_REVENUE |
| 2024 | New York City ACFR 2024 | NYC_ACFR |
| 2023 | New York City Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 | US_CENSUS_ACS5 |
| 2023 | New York City ACFR 2023 | NYC_ACFR |
Governance & Structure
- Structure
- Strong mayor
- Fiscal Autonomy
- Not specified
- ICMA Recognition
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- Notes
- Strong Mayor form; Big Five city; largest city in US
Not applicable for this entity type.
Geographic Relationships
This entity is within
- Wholly within: New York
- Partly within: Bronx County
- Partly within: Kings County
- Partly within: New York County
- Partly within: Queens County
- Partly within: Richmond County