The White Plains, N.Y., skyline at dusk. According to a study by real estate website Zillow, Westchester County, N.Y., has the highest median property tax bill in the nation at $13,842.(Photo: The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News)
ALBANY, N.Y. — In 2013, the median property-tax bill was $2,132 in the United States. In Westchester County, N.Y., it was $13,842 — the
most of any county in the nation, according to the real estate website Zillow.
Neighboring Rockland County was the next highest at $10,550, the analysis found, based on the largest 50 metro areas where
Zillow had sufficient sample sizes.
The list was not surprising: Westchester, which is among the richest counties in the nation, has long been at or near the top of any property-tax list.
The Tax Foundation, a conservative group in Washington D.C., also has found that upstate New York counties, including Monroe County, which includes Rochester, pay among the highest property taxes compared to household income.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to curb the high property taxes through tax cap and rebate programs.
According to a report released by the New York Association of Realtors on Wednesday, home sales in New York continued to grow in March, helping the total housing sale market increase more than 5% during the first quarter.
In March, there were 7,004 closed-homes sales with a statewide average price of $225,000, a 5.4% increase compared with last year's first quarter from January through March.
The statewide average sale price also increased last month, selling at an average price of $225,000, a 4.7% increase compared with the $215,000 average price of homes during last year's first quarter, the group's report said.
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In Westchester County, closed-homes increased by 59%, with 1,517 units sold during this year's first quarter; 1,456 were sold last year.
Average sales prices remained the same in Westchester, with units selling at an average price of $435,000.
Contributing: Denise Nickerson, Gannett Albany (N.Y.) Bureau
HIGHEST TAXES IN NATION
All the highest property tax bills were either in New York or New Jersey:
County: Median taxes
Westchester, N.Y.: $13,842
Rockland, N.Y.: $10,550
Bergen, N.J.: $9,546
Essex, N.J.: $9,288
Nassau, N.Y.: $9,091
Passaic, N.J.: $8,978
Union, N.J.: $8,926
Morris, N.J.: $8,549
Hudson, N.J.: $8,407
Hunterdon, N.J.: $8,392
LOWEST TAXES IN NATION
Four of the 10 least expensive counties are in Alabama, with the other six scattered among several states:
County: Median taxes
Tunica, Miss.: $216
Bibb, Ala.: $228
Walker, Ala.: $244
Blount, Ala: $344
Amelia, Va.: $358
Butler, Pa.: $397
Lincoln, Okla.: $402
Fayette, Tenn.: $410
Meriwether, Ga.: $457
Saint Clair, Ala.: $470
Source: Zillow
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