In New York State, under certain criteria, real property may be exempt from taxation. Most exemptions are partial exemptions. An exemption reduces one's assessment before the school, town, county, and/or village tax rate is applied to calculate the taxes on a property. Certain exemptions (like STAR) only apply to school taxes, while others apply to the town, county, and/or village taxes.
For a helpful overview of exemptions, please visit the NYS Tax Department 4-minute video, entitled "About Property Tax Exemptions" (see link).
The various exemptions have specific eligibility and documentation requirements. Some of the most common exemptions are noted below. Links to additional exemptions are provided on the right.
The new face of STAR for new applicants (for 2016+)...
Are you a new STAR applicant? If so, you need to APPLY for the NYS STAR Credit with New York State Department of Tax & Finance (NYSDTF).
Click here for NYSDTF STAR Exemption Program Information
DEADLINE:
The deadline to apply
for or renew an exemption
is MAY 1ST every year.
Information and the most recent applications for additional exemptions, including Clergy, Nonprofit, and others, can be found at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance website.
In New York State, under certain criteria, real property may be exempt from taxation. Most exemptions are partial exemptions. An exemption reduces one's assessment before the school, town, county, and/or village tax rate is applied to calculate the taxes on a property. Certain exemptions (like STAR) only apply to school taxes, while others apply to the town, county, and/or village taxes.
For a helpful overview of exemptions, please visit the NYS Tax Department 4-minute video, entitled "About Property Tax Exemptions" (see link).
The various exemptions have specific eligibility and documentation requirements. Some of the most common exemptions are noted below. Links to additional exemptions are provided on the right.
The new face of STAR for new applicants (for 2016+)...
Are you a new STAR applicant? If so, you need to APPLY for the NYS STAR Credit with New York State Department of Tax & Finance (NYSDTF).
Click here for NYSDTF STAR Exemption Program Information
DEADLINE:
The deadline to apply
for or renew an exemption
is MAY 1ST every year.
Information and the most recent applications for additional exemptions, including Clergy, Nonprofit, and others, can be found at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance website.
IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION
Westchester County EAP Program - (914) 995-6070
NYSHIP Medical Health Insurance - (877) 769-7447
Shelter Point Vision Insurance - (800) 365-4999 or (516) 829-8100
2019 Tentative Assessment Roll
2019 Assessment Change Notices
An assessment roll lists basic assessment information for every parcel in a municipality at a specific date. More detailed property information may be found in our online Parcel Data Search page.
Essentially the "roll" is a printed snapshot in time of the Town's assessment database. Before the electronic revolution, assessment rolls were printed in large books consisting of thousands of pages. Nowadays, assessment rolls are available on any municipality's home page in searchable .pdf format (see tips on searching the assessment roll).
The roll includes such basic information as parcel ID (section/block/lot), owner, property address, owner mailing address, assessed value, exemptions, and more. If you want to learn more about the specific entries in a sample assessment roll, please visit the NYS Department of Tax and Finance's sample excerpt from an assessment roll.
All assessing units publish tentative and final assessment rolls annually. In The Town of Rye, the tentative roll is published on June 1st every year. At that time, you can check your assessment, market value and related information, as well as review the assessments of other properties in the community.
Since the Town of Rye assesses at 100% of market value it is important that you check your assessment annually when the tentative roll is published on or about June 1st. Grievance Day is always the 3rd Tuesday in June.
Following publication of the TENTATIVE assessment roll, property owners have the opportunity to contest their assessments. Visit our "Is Your Assessment Fair?" page.
After making any necessary adjustments, the FINAL assessment roll is published on September 15th every year.
Each year, property tax bills are based on the information on the final assessment roll.
For specific information regarding tax bills, please contact the Town's Receiver of Taxes at 914-939-3558.
SCROLL TO RELATED LINKS BELOW FOR PRIOR YEARS' COPIES OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS.
Once granted, this exemption MUST be renewed every year because of the income requirement. This office sends renewals forms by the end of December OR please consider the Optional Income Verification Program outlined below. For "new" Enhanced STAR applicants, renewals starting in 2017 will have to be coordinated with New York State.
Optional Income Verification Program
Once granted by the Assessment Office, this exemption MUST be renewed every year because of the income requirement. This office sends renewals forms by the end of January.
As proof of service, you need to provide a copy of your DD-214.
If you cannot locate, see link or write to:
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Please note that active military personnel and reservists are not eligible.
Served during and honorably discharged from a designated time of war or during a Congressional approved combat conflict (received a medal of honor).
Eligible for the school veteran's exemption.
Served during and honorably discharged during the defined Cold War Period (9/2/1945 to 12/26/1991) not during a "designated period of war" noted above.
Once granted, this exemption does not need to be renewed.
NOT eligible for the school veteran's exemption.
Please refer to the application form (see links) for all of the specific details and requirements.
Veterans Exemption in the News
Journal News Tax Watch: New Law Authorizes School Districts to Give Veterans Property Tax Exemptions
Related Applications:
Rye Town Office
222 Grace Church Street, 3rd Floor
Port Chester, NY 10573
