Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Tioga County is $2,354.00 per year, based on a median home value of $98,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 2.40% of property value.

Tioga County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-two counties in New York, Tioga County is ranked 43rd by median property taxes, and 25th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Tioga County collects a median of 2.40% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of New York. This is partially because the median property value in Tioga County is $207,800.00 lower than the New York median property value of $306,000.00.

Property tax assessments in Tioga County are the responsibility of the Tioga County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Owego, New York.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Tioga County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Tioga County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Tioga County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Tioga County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Tioga County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).