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White Plains

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Part of: Westchester County · New York

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59,818 Population FY 2023
21.1% Fund Balance FY 2025
$4,428 Per-Capita Spending FY 2025
6.6% Debt Service FY 2025
0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2025
13.3 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2025

Taxes this government levies

Levies we can source to White Plains 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.

  • Destination local sales tax add-on — 4.375% (part of the 8.375% total combined rate at the register)
    Source: New York State Publication 718 current combined rates
  • Property tax — levy authority identified; rates under review (still needed: current rate sheet, 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%
  • Westchester County — Destination local sales tax add-on 4.375% · property tax (rate sources verified)
  • White Plains City School District — taxes residents here; levy details not yet source-verified in our catalogs

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 White Plains. 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 White Plains Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

10.9% Poverty Rate 2023
53.3% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
5.5% Unemployment Rate 2023
52.4% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$115,586 (2023)
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2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$68,063 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Home Value
$624,100 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Gross Rent
$2,151 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Age
41.5 (2023)
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2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.5 (2023)
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2010 2023
Financial Documents (57)
Year Title Type
2025 White Plains OSC Annual Financial Report 2025 OSC_AFR
2025 White Plains FSMS Report 2025 FSMS_MONITORING
2024 White Plains OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_AFR
2024 White Plains FSMS Report 2024 FSMS_MONITORING
2023 White Plains Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
—
Notes
County seat of Westchester County
OSC Code
550261000000
School Details

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Geographic Relationships

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