Property Tax & Income in Chenango County, New York
Chenango County has an effective property tax rate of 2.26%. On the median home value of $137,900, that's roughly $3,120 per year. Median household income is $62,948.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Chenango County | New York (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 2.26% | 2.04% |
| Median home value1 | $137,900 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 10.90% | top rate 10.90% |
| State sales tax3 | 8.54% combined | 8.54% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Chenango County, NY
Chenango County offers an affordability picture that leans heavily on low entry costs. A median home value of $137,900 is the anchor here, and the resulting annual property tax bill of $3,120 works out to an effective rate of 2.263%. That rate sits above New York's statewide median of 2.040% and ranks 20th among the state's 62 counties, so buyers should expect taxes to take a somewhat larger share of their budget than in many other parts of New York. Nationally, the gap is wider still, since the U.S. median effective rate is just 0.794%. Households earning the median income of $62,948 would devote roughly five percent of that to property taxes. Per-capita income stands at $33,901. For anyone weighing a purchase in North Pitcher, Pitcher, or South Otselic, the trade-off is clear: inexpensive housing paired with above-average tax rates.