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Town of Caroline (Tompkins County)

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Part of: Tompkins County · New York

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3,280 Population FY 2024
$988 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2025
1.1% Debt Service FY 2025
3.3 Fiscal Stress FY 2025
16.7 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2025

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

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Current source-backed tax context for New York and Town of Caroline (Tompkins County).

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
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.
 $5,703 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units. ACS2024 Source observation available Town of Caroline (Tompkins County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2024

No incorporated villages in this town.

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

14.6% Poverty Rate 2024
59.1% Bachelor's+ Rate 2024
5.1% Unemployment Rate 2024
65.6% Homeownership Rate 2024
Median Household Income
$80,855 (2024)
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Per Capita Income
$49,895 (2024)
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Median Home Value
$234,200 (2024)
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Median Gross Rent
$1,398 (2024)
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Median Age
40.5 (2024)
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Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.4 (2024)
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Financial Documents (88)
Year Title Type
2025 Town of Caroline (Tompkins County) OSC Annual Financial Report 2025 OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2025 Town of Caroline (Tompkins County) FSMS Report 2025 FSMS_MONITORING
2024 Town of Caroline (Tompkins County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2024 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2024 Town of Caroline OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024 Town of Caroline OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_TOWN_AFR
Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
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Notes
None
OSC Code
500313100000
School Details

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