Property taxes fund all manner of services in your community, but not every community apportions them, or benefits from them, the same way.
A new study from SmartAsset ranks New York's counties according to which residents get the most bang for their buck from their property taxes. The ranking uses property tax rate, crime rates, local school ratings and other factors to create an overall value index for each county in the state.
Take a look to see which Upstate NY counties get the most from their property taxes below.
Take a look to see which Upstate NY counties get the most from their property taxes below.
For more on methodology, visit SmartAsset.com.
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#25 Columbia County
State rank: #31
National rank: #2128
Property tax rate: 1.90%
School rating: 6.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1809
#24 Orleans County
State rank: #30
National rank: #2127
Property tax rate: 3.46%
School rating: 4.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1682
#23 Warren County
State rank: #28
National rank: #2097
Property tax rate: 1.63%
School rating: 5.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1391
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#22 Niagara County
State rank: #27
National rank: #2091
Property tax rate: 2.99%
School rating: 9.00
Crimes per 100K people: 3104
Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com
#21 Seneca County
State rank: #26
National rank: #2090
Property tax rate: 2.83%
School rating: 5.00
Crimes per 100K people: 2259
Kathe Harrington for NYup.com
#20 Allegany County
State rank: #25
National rank: #2081
Property tax rate: 3.28%
School rating: 3.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1654
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#19 Cattaraugus County
State rank: #23
National rank: #2041
Property tax rate: 3.06%
School rating: 5.00
Crimes per 100K people: 2230
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
#18 Wyoming County
State rank: #22
National rank: #2038
Property tax rate: 2.79%
School rating: 3.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1231
Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.com
#17 Cayuga County
State rank: #21
National rank: #2037
Property tax rate: 2.55%
School rating: 5.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1914
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State rank: #20
National rank: #2033
Property tax rate: 1.95%
School rating: 4.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1716
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
#15 Genesee County
State rank: #19
National rank: #2007
Property tax rate: 2.86%
School rating: 7.00
Crimes per 100K people: 2466
Michael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com
#14 Steuben County
State rank: #17
National rank: #1974
Property tax rate: 2.77%
School rating: 4.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1549
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#13 Greene County
State rank: #16
National rank: #1939
Property tax rate: 1.70%
School rating: 4.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1482
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#12 Herkimer County
State rank: #15
National rank: #1903
Property tax rate: 2.50%
School rating: 5.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1862
Gary Walts | gwalts@syracuse.com
#11 Livingston County
State rank: #13
National rank: #1859
Property tax rate: 2.82%
School rating: 6.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1679
Michael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com
#10 Jefferson County
State rank: #12
National rank: #1822
Property tax rate: 1.64%
School rating: 5.00
Crimes per 100K people: 2016
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#9 Ontario County
State rank: #11
National rank: #1811
Property tax rate: 2.43%
School rating: 8.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1917
Gary Walts | gwalts@syracuse.com
#8 Oneida County
State rank: #8
National rank: #1780
Property tax rate: 2.53%
School rating: 9.00
Crimes per 100K people: 2547
Gary Walts | gwalts@syracuse.com
State rank: #7
National rank: #1771
Property tax rate: 1.74%
School rating: 3
Crimes per 100K people: 1220
Mike Lynch for NYup.com
#6 Clinton County
State rank: #6
National rank: #1653
Property tax rate: 2.00%
School rating: 7.00
Crimes per 100K people: 2038
David Lassman | syracuse.com
#5 Saratoga County
State rank: #5
National rank: #1581
Property tax rate: 1.61%
School rating: 8
Crimes per 100K people: 1391
Michelle Heimerman for NYup.com
#4 Putnam County
State rank: #4
National rank: #1477
Property tax rate: 2.51%
School rating: 10.00
Crimes per 100K people: 776
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#3 Otsego County
State rank: #3
National rank: #1416
Property tax rate: 1.80%
School rating: 6.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1360
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#2 Madison County
State rank: #2
National rank: #1413
Property tax rate: 2.46%
School rating: 8.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1593
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
#1 Essex County
State rank: #1
National rank: #1174
Property tax rate: 1.72%
School rating: 7.00
Crimes per 100K people: 1156
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