New York, NY — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 10153, which covers part of New York, the county-level effective property tax rate comes to 0.92%. That rate applies to whatever a home is worth, so the actual tax bill scales directly with property values in this Manhattan-area ZIP. Combined with a 4.38% sales tax rate, housing costs and everyday purchases both draw on local earnings. How comfortably a household absorbs the property tax depends on its income relative to home value: higher-valued properties generate larger bills even at under one percent, so buyers here should weigh assessed value against what they earn before committing.