Property tax in Clinton County, New York
In Clinton County, the property tax bill comes from your town's tax collector or receiver of taxes (each of Clinton County's 14 towns collects its own bills); in the City of Plattsburgh, the city's Finance Department. The 2027 town and county taxes bill is due January 31, 2027. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Clinton County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Clinton County, New York is $3,606 a year, which is about 2% of the county's median home value of $180,600. That effective rate is lower than the typical New York county (2.04%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Clinton County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from your town's tax collector or receiver of taxes (each of Clinton County's 14 towns collects its own bills); in the City of Plattsburgh, the city's Finance Department. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, your town assessor (each town assesses its own properties); the City of Plattsburgh's assessor works out of the Clinton County Real Property Office, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Most Clinton County homeowners get two property tax bills a year. Town and county taxes, plus fire and other district charges, come on one bill mailed December 31 by your town tax collector. School taxes come on a separate bill mailed around the end of August from your school district's collector, and that bill prints its own due date; school taxes still unpaid on November 30 are added, with penalty and interest, to the next January town and county bill. Residents of the villages of Champlain, Dannemora and Rouses Point also pay a village tax. The City of Plattsburgh bills and collects its own property taxes, so city residents should follow the dates on the city bill. The county does not assess homes: your town assessor sets values and takes exemption applications. The county's online payment takes the later installments and overdue taxes; a full payment of the current bill goes to your town collector. Card payments to the county carry a processor fee of 2.85% plus 40 cents, and electronic checks cost $2.50.
When are property taxes due in Clinton County?
For the 2027 town and county taxes (bills mailed December 31, 2026) bill, Clinton County has one due date: January 31, 2027. Paid to your town tax collector. January 31, 2027 is a Sunday. State law moves a deadline that falls on a weekend or holiday to the next business day, so the last day without interest is Monday, February 1, 2027. Only a U.S. Postal Service postmark counts as the payment date; a postage-meter mark does not. You may instead pay in four installments: the first to your town collector by the end of January, and the other three to the Clinton County Treasurer at the end of February, March and April. The Town of Plattsburgh charges a 2% service fee on the first installment (other towns may too), and late installments carry penalties. The county has not said whether an installment date that falls on a weekend moves; February 28, 2027 is a Sunday, so pay that installment by Friday, February 26 to be safe. From February 1 your town collector adds interest (in the Town of Plattsburgh, 1% in February, 2% in March and 3% in April, plus a $2 fee). Town collectors take full payment through April 30. Payments postmarked after April 30 go to the Clinton County Treasurer and carry a 5% county penalty plus interest; in late August the county adds a $20 fee and advertises unpaid taxes. The Treasurer offers a payment plan for delinquent taxes of up to 24 months with a 25% deposit, and property is foreclosed after two years of unpaid taxes.
From Clinton County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Clinton County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Clinton County's average effective rate of 2% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,612 / year
Property tax in Clinton County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,606 |
| Median home value | $180,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 2% |
| Typical New York county rate | 2.04% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Clinton County compare in New York?
Among New York's 62 counties, Clinton County has the 35th highest effective property-tax rate: 34 rank higher and 27 rank lower. That is near the middle for New York. Nationally, it ranks 86th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every New York county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Clinton County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Clinton County's 23,273 owner-occupied homes, 53.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 67.4% pay at least $2,000, and 8.5% pay under $800. Another 6.3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,986 | 8.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,508 | 10.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,622 | 7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 3,184 | 13.7% |
| $3,000 or more | 12,498 | 53.7% |
| No property tax paid | 1,475 | 6.3% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,953 and owners without one pay $3,058. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Clinton County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,606 is about 4% of the median income of Clinton County homeowner households, $89,541 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 69.4% of Clinton County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Clinton County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,719 in 2015-2019 to $3,606 in 2020-2024, a 32.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 34.7%, from $134,100 to $180,600.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Clinton County
Clinton County borders 4 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County, NY (this county) | 2% | $3,606 | $180,600 |
| Franklin County, NY | 1.68% | $2,440 | $145,400 |
| Chittenden County, VT | 1.51% | $6,617 | $439,200 |
| Essex County, NY | 1.47% | $3,119 | $211,900 |
| Grand Isle County, VT | 1.32% | $5,195 | $394,100 |
How is a home assessed in Clinton County?
New York sets the assessment rules and Clinton County applies them. How New York assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Clinton County?
Not as a flat dollar amount. New York's main owner-occupancy benefit is STAR, which reduces school taxes for owners with income up to $500,000 (STAR credit) or $250,000 (STAR exemption). That is the New York rule, and it applies in Clinton County. New York's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the New York programs, Clinton County runs its own:
- County senior citizens exemption: Clinton County gives homeowners 65 and older a 50% exemption from county taxes on the assessed value of their home with income up to $26,000, and a smaller exemption on a sliding scale up to $34,399.99; for county taxes you may apply at 64 if you turn 65 by December 31. Towns, the city and school districts set their own limits for their own taxes. Apply to your town assessor. Apply by March 1.
- County exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes: Clinton County gives homeowners with a qualifying disability up to a 50% exemption from county taxes with income up to $26,000. It cannot be combined with the senior citizens exemption for the same tax. Towns, the city and school districts set their own limits, and some offer no exemption. Apply to your town assessor. Apply by March 1.
- Volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker exemption: An enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or ambulance service in Clinton County with at least five years of service gets 10% off the assessed value of a primary residence in the area the company serves for county taxes, as long as the member stays active; members with 20 years of service keep it for life. Apply to your town assessor. Apply by March 1 (the taxable status date).
How to appeal your Clinton County property assessment
In Clinton County you appeal to the Your town's (or the City of Plattsburgh's) Board of Assessment Review. The deadline: File a written complaint (state Form RP-524) with your assessor or Board of Assessment Review so it is received by your town's Grievance Day. For 2027 most towns and the City of Plattsburgh hold it on Tuesday, May 25; Chazy and Saranac on Wednesday, May 26; Ausable, Champlain and Dannemora on Thursday, May 27; and Altona, Clinton and Mooers on Tuesday, June 1. If the Board denies your complaint, you can file for Small Claims Assessment Review or a tax certiorari case within 30 days of the filing of the final assessment roll. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How New York's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
New York rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the New York page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Clinton County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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New York income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what New York actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Clinton County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Clinton County, New York: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.