Guess What Town Pays Highest Taxes In Western New York

Members of the New York State Senate and Assembly are hard at work in Albany, New York, at the State Capitol finalizing the 2025-26 state budget. Once that's done, cities, towns, and villages all over New York will be able to finally work their local budgets just in time for people to know exactly how much they will owe in local property and school taxes.

It's well known that people in New York pay a lot in taxes. However, people are sometimes shocked by exactly how much we pay in fees and taxes year after year.

Of course, some places pay more than others. Homeowners in the city of Buffalo have had pretty low taxes compared to the rest of Erie County, though that may be changing real soon, thanks to a huge budget hole city officials have to fill. Other places in Erie County pay quite a bit of taxes, which makes you wonder who has the highest tax bills when compared to the other places in the county.

Guess What Town Pays Highest Taxes In Western New York

Erie County's tax division, the Erie County Department of Real Property Tax Services, publishes a list of the tax rates for every municipality in Erie County. This includes every village, town, and city, and they create a sample estimate of the tax bill for a house worth $150,000.

Tax bills across the county can vary wildly and if you were intersted in seeing how your hometown ranks, you can look at the entire list here.

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But who in the 716 pays the most when the tax man comes?

Do these numbers surprise you at all?

Since taxes may be on the rise in Buffalo, these figures may change in the near future.