New York Porch

Money & Taxes

Money answers work better when the address, tax, and rule stay together.

A directory for New York property tax, STAR, equalization rates, New York City classes, local income tax, closing taxes, co-ops, condos, rent rules, short-term rentals, and local office paths.

Guide directory

Estimator

Property-tax estimator

Estimate outside-NYC full-value rates or NYC class-based taxes.

New York City

NYC property tax guide

The four classes, assessment ratios, caps, and rates in one guide.

School tax

STAR school-tax break

Basic vs. Enhanced, credit vs. exemption, and how to register with the state.

Assessments

Equalization rates

The state percentage that explains why assessed value and market value are not the same number.

Closing

Transfer and mansion tax

The state transfer tax, NYC RPTT, and mansion-tax tiers in one planning tool.

Apartments

Co-op vs. condo

Shares, proprietary leases, common charges, maintenance, board review, and carrying costs.

Local income

NYC and Yonkers local income tax

Who pays local income tax, who usually does not, and what MCTMT is really about.

Rent

Rent stabilization

Stabilized apartments, ETPA communities, rent histories, lease riders, and the records worth checking.

Rentals

Short-term rentals

New York City's registration law, live-in host rule, and local checks outside the City.

Home hub

Home & Property

The broader home directory for STAR, assessments, NYC classes, closing costs, and property checks.

Local lookup

Place directory

Use the local page when a tax, fee, assessor, clerk, or office depends on the address.

New resident

Moving to New York

Residency, IDs, cars, local taxes, STAR, housing, utilities, and first-month records.

Common paths

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