New York · County property tax · ACS 2024
Clinton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Clinton County pays $3,606 a year, an effective rate of 2.00%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,606
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 2.00%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +81%
- vs U.S. average
- #36 of 62
- rank in NY
The verdict
Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median $3,606 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 2.00%, more affordable than 3% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,606
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 2.00%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3051 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +81%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($180,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for New York. Population: 78,493. Owner-occupied homes: 23,273.
The median annual property tax in Clinton County is $3,606, which is 45% lower than the New York state average and 81% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 2.00% on a median home value of $180,600. Property taxes represent 5.1% of the median household income in this county.
Clinton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Clinton County's 2.00% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 97% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median annual property tax of $3,606, far above the national median and well below the New York state median. On a $180,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 2.00% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Clinton County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.1% of the $71,224 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of New York counties by effective rate
Clinton County ranks #36 of 62 counties in New York by effective rate (42% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Clinton County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate held while the market moved
Clinton County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.7% down, against a median home value that rose 29.4%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 25.9%, from $2,864 to $3,606.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $2,864 to $3,606. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 12,498 of 23,273 owner-occupied homes (53.7%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 5.1% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Clinton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Clinton County homeowners, 12,498 of 23,273 owner-occupied homes (53.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.5% (1,986)
- $800 to $1,499 10.8% (2,508)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.0% (1,622)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.7% (3,184)
- $3,000 or more 53.7% (12,498)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,475 homes here (6.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how New York handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Clinton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Clinton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Clinton County's effective rate is higher than 42% of the 62 counties in New York - ranking #36 of 62.
Where Clinton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
2.00% more affordable than 3% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Clinton County taxes property at 2.00%, about 29% above the New York average, yet its median bill of $3,606 lands roughly 45% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Clinton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Clinton County | New York Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 5.1% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Clinton County's PEAK · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Clinton County's published figures (PEAK · HEAVY), a $180,600 median home carries a $3,606 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $361 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for New York.
Clinton County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,606 +4.2% | 2.00% |
| 2023 | $3,461 +3.3% | 1.98% |
| 2022 | $3,351 +11.8% | 2.03% |
| 2021 | $2,997 +4.6% | 2.08% |
| 2020 | $2,864 | 2.05% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Clinton County: tax takes 5.1% of income
Counties near Clinton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Clinton County sits nearest McKinley County (NM), Cuyahoga County (OH), Bureau County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Beaver County (UT), McIntosh County (GA), Lewis and Clark County (MT).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Clinton County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,030 of 36,610 returns from Clinton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,549 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Clinton County rate FAQs
- How does Clinton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Clinton County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 2.00% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Clinton County, New York?
- The median annual property tax in Clinton County is $3,606, an effective rate of 2.00% on a $180,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Clinton County?
- Clinton County, New York scores F (12/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at B- (2.54×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Clinton County?
- Property taxes in Clinton County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.1% of the $71,224 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Clinton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Clinton County jumped 25.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,864 to $3,606, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Clinton County's PEAK rate
Clinton County's $3,606 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 5.1% of Clinton County's $71,224 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Clinton County's PEAK effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 2.00%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,606/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Clinton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Clinton County (PEAK · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK HEAVY
Randall County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,610/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.51% vs Clinton County 2.00%.
Jo Daviess County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,613/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 1.72% vs Clinton County 2.00%.
Platte County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,613/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 1.05% vs Clinton County 2.00%.
Gwinnett County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,617/yr (near-tied bill ABS $11); rate 0.95% vs Clinton County 2.00%.
New York county set
State ACS overview for every published New York county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Clinton County stamps PEAK · HEAVY - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Clinton County (PEAK · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.