Property Tax Summary for Village of Saugerties Property Owners - 2007 to 2017

Tax Bill $200,000 assessment	2007 Bill	2017 Bill	$ Increase	% Increase	Ave. Increase	CPI**
Town A	$500*	$802	$302	60.3%	6.0%	1.67%
Village	$1,478	$1,272	-$206	-13.9%	-1.4%	1.67%
Ambulance	$51	$82	$31	60.9%	6.1%	1.67%
Library	$38	$113	$75	197.9%	19.8%	1.67%
County	$752	$871	$120	15.9%	1.6%	1.67%
School	$2,267	$3,429	$1,162	51.3%	5.1%	1.67%
TOTAL	$5,085	$6,569	$1,483	29.2%	2.9%	1.67%

*Estimate

**CPI is the average rate of inflation from 2007-2016.

The average Village homeowner is paying $1,483 more in taxes compared to ten years ago.

NOTE - Highway & Fire Prevention services are included in the Village budget.  The Police Merger occurred in 2011 & Village residents are billed from the town wide General Fund. 

How Much Have Saugerties Property Taxes Gone Up in the Last Decade?

Town & County property tax bills will be hitting Saugerties mailboxes soon & below is a table and charts showing town wide property taxes in 2017 as compared to 2007.

The table shows how much property taxes a typical Saugerties homeowner  outside the Village ($200,000 assessment) paid in 2007 and 2017.  Village taxes and special districts are excluded - except for the Library & Diaz Ambulance which are assessed town wide.  The average annual rate of inflation from 2007 to 2016 is 1.67%.  

The average Saugerties property owner (outside of Village) is paying $1,763 more in town wide taxes since 2007.

Non-Village Resident

Tax Bill	2007 Tax Bill	2017 Tax Bill	$ Increase	% Increase	Ave. Increase	CPI**
Town A&B	$531.26	$838.27	$307.00	57.8%	5.8%	1.67%
Highway	$344.29	$412.66	$68.37	19.9%	2.0%	1.67%
Ambulance	$50.78	$81.68	$30.90	60.8%	6.1%	1.67%
Library	$38.04	$113.31	$75.28	197.9%	19.8%	1.67%
County	$751.83	$871.33	$119.50	15.9%	1.6%	1.67%
School	$2,266.68	$3,428.53	$1,161.85	51.3%	5.1%	1.67%
TOTAL	$3,983	$5,745.78	$1,762.89	44.3%	4.4%	1.67%

* Note - The 2017 Library totals include a charge of $53.31 for the New Library Bond.
**CPI is the average rate of inflation from 2007-2016.


The charts show the percentage breakdown of the total town wide property taxes paid by category.