Property tax in Washington County, New York
In Washington County, the property tax bill comes from your town's tax collector or receiver of taxes (each town in Washington County collects its own town and county bill). 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 Washington County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Washington County, New York is $3,946 a year, which is about 2.01% of the county's median home value of $196,200. 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 Washington County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from your town's tax collector or receiver of taxes (each town in Washington County collects its own town and county bill). The value it is based on is set by a separate office, your town assessor (each town in Washington County assesses its own properties), 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.
Washington County homeowners can get up to three property tax bills a year: the town and county bill from the town tax collector around January 1, a village tax bill for village residents, and a school tax bill in the fall (in the Town of Greenwich, village taxes are due in June and school taxes in September). The county does not assess homes: your town assessor sets values, takes exemption applications (due by the taxable status date, March 1 in most towns) and hears the first appeal. The county Treasurer's property tax page offers an online lookup of tax bills for every town.
When are property taxes due in Washington County?
For the 2027 town and county taxes (bills issued at the turn of the year, around January 1, 2027) bill, Washington County has one due date: January 31, 2027. Town and county bills can be paid without interest through January 31. January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, and state law automatically extends a tax deadline that falls on a weekend or holiday to the next business day, so the last day without interest is Monday, February 1, 2027. Bills usually arrive at the turn of the year; in 2026 the Town of Greenwich issued its bills on December 24, 2025. Your town's own notice gives the exact date and office hours. Late payments carry interest of 1% a month set by state law: in the Town of Greenwich in 2026, 1% if paid in February and 2% if paid by March 31. After the town's collection period ends, unpaid taxes are returned to the Washington County Treasurer and must be paid there.
From Washington 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 Washington County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Washington County's average effective rate of 2.01% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,944 / year
Property tax in Washington County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,946 |
| Median home value | $196,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 2.01% |
| 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 Washington County compare in New York?
Among New York's 62 counties, Washington County has the 34th highest effective property-tax rate: 33 rank higher and 28 rank lower. That is near the middle for New York. Nationally, it ranks 84th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every New York county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Washington County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Washington County's 18,755 owner-occupied homes, 63.9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 77.6% pay at least $2,000, and 3.2% pay under $800. Another 4.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 603 | 3.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,503 | 8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,264 | 6.7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,573 | 13.7% |
| $3,000 or more | 11,978 | 63.9% |
| No property tax paid | 834 | 4.4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $4,319 and owners without one pay $3,440. 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 Washington County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,946 is about 4.6% of the median income of Washington County homeowner households, $84,874 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 76.6% of Washington 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 Washington County?
Yes. The median bill went from $3,356 in 2015-2019 to $3,946 in 2020-2024, a 17.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 31.7%, from $149,000 to $196,200. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
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 Washington County
Washington County borders 7 counties, 3 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer County, NY | 2.05% | $5,301 | $258,400 |
| Washington County, NY (this county) | 2.01% | $3,946 | $196,200 |
| Rutland County, VT | 1.81% | $4,154 | $229,400 |
| Bennington County, VT | 1.64% | $4,580 | $279,900 |
| Addison County, VT | 1.58% | $5,690 | $361,200 |
| Essex County, NY | 1.47% | $3,119 | $211,900 |
| Warren County, NY | 1.47% | $3,936 | $267,400 |
| Saratoga County, NY | 1.4% | $4,875 | $348,600 |
How is a home assessed in Washington County?
New York sets the assessment rules and Washington County applies them. How New York assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Washington 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 Washington County. New York's exemptions and relief programs in full.
How to appeal your Washington County property assessment
In Washington County you appeal to the Your town's Board of Assessment Review. The deadline: File a written complaint (state Form RP-524) with your town assessor or Board of Assessment Review so it is received by Grievance Day. In most New York towns that is the fourth Tuesday in May (May 25, 2027), but Washington County towns do not all use it: the Town of Greenwich held its 2026 Grievance Day on Wednesday, May 27. Confirm your town's date with your assessor; the tentative roll is filed May 1 in most towns. 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, which is July 1 in most towns. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Washington County does not restate them on its own pages.
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 Washington 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 Washington County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Washington 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.