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Suffolk County

County in New York · Wikipedia

Part of: New York

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1,525,680 Population FY 2023
6.6% Fund Balance FY 2024
$2,723 Per-Capita Spending FY 2024
5.7% Debt Service FY 2024
24.2 Fiscal Stress FY 2024
6.7 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2024

Taxes this government levies

Levies we can source to Suffolk County 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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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 Suffolk County. 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
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
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.
 $10,001 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units. ACS2023 Source observation available Suffolk County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

6.4% Poverty Rate 2023
39.9% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
4.6% Unemployment Rate 2023
81.9% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$128,329 (2023)
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2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$56,341 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Home Value
$539,500 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Gross Rent
$2,190 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Age
41.7 (2023)
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2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.4 (2023)
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2010 2023
Financial Documents (56)
Year Title Type
2024 Suffolk County OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_COUNTY_AFR
2024 Suffolk County FSMS Report 2024 FSMS_MONITORING
2023 Suffolk County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023 Suffolk County OSC Annual Financial Report 2023 OSC_COUNTY_AFR
2023 Suffolk County FSMS Report 2023 FSMS_MONITORING
Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
—
Notes
None
OSC Code
470100000000
School Details

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Geographic Relationships

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Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org