Queens · Schools & Taxes

School & Tax District Breakdown for Queens Residents

Queens property taxes by school district: recent sales show a median annual tax around $7,100 (~0.95% of the median sale price), with district-by-district rates, year-over-year direction, and the schools serving each district.

Tax figures from 5,645 recent sales with reported annual taxes · Closed-sale stats through Sep 10, 2026 · charts through August 2026 · refreshed Oct 9, 2026 11:00 pm

Key readAcross the 7 Queens districts with enough recent recorded sales to measure, most effective tax rates run from about 0.72% to 0.85% of value, with a median of about 0.75%. For scale, applied to a $750K home — the county median — that band is roughly $5,400 to $6,400 a year in property tax depending on the district, which is why two similarly priced homes can carry very different carrying costs.

Property taxes by price point

The single most useful tax question is how the bill scales with what you pay. Across recent Queens sales:

How do property taxes scale with price in Queens?

Among recent sales under $900K, the median annual property tax runs about $5,500 (2,749 sales). At $900K and above, it climbs to $8,700 (2,896 sales).

Live OneKey MLS sold data (reported annual taxes). Taxes vary by school district, assessment, and exemptions — confirm the exact bill for any specific property.

$7,100Median Annual Taxcounty-wide
$750KMedian Sale Price
0.95%Effective Ratetax / price

At a county-wide median, that is roughly 0.95% of the sale price in annual property tax — but this is a blended figure across every district, and your effective rate depends on the specific district, assessment, and exemptions.

Queens school districts

The table below covers all 7 Queens school districts, each setting its own tax levy, showing its typical value from recent recorded sales. Where enough recent recorded sales carry a reported tax bill, the median annual tax and the resulting effective rate are shown from that real sample; a dash means the sample is too thin to publish a rate without guessing. Select a district to open its community page where one is published.

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School districtMedian sale priceTypical annual taxEffective rate
Queens 24schools ↓ $937K $7,300▲ +4% yr/yr 0.78%
Queens 25schools ↓ $919K $7,500▲ +3% yr/yr 0.81%
Queens 26schools ↓ $1.1M $9,400▲ +6% yr/yr 0.85%
Queens 27schools ↓ $782K $5,900▲ +4% yr/yr 0.75%
Queens 28schools ↓ $830K $6,000▼ −2% yr/yr 0.72%
Queens 29schools ↓ $777K $5,800▲ +2% yr/yr 0.75%
Queens 30schools ↓ $1.04M $7,800▲ +5% yr/yr 0.75%

Median home value is the NY State ORPS assessment-roll median for the district. Typical annual tax and effective rate are shown only for districts with at least 20 recent recorded sales carrying a reported tax bill (median annual tax ÷ median sale price); a dash means that district had fewer, which is common in the smallest districts, and a median drawn from a handful of sales would read as precise while moving hundreds of dollars on one more sale. The yr/yr marker compares the median recorded tax bill on homes sold in the last 12 months against the preceding 12 months, and appears only where both year samples are adequate; a shift can reflect levies, reassessment, or a different mix of homes selling. School-district boundaries can cross town and postal lines — always verify the district for a specific address.

How to read the effective rate. It is an observed cost ratio — the median recorded tax bill divided by the median recorded sale price — not an official tax rate, millage, or assessment ratio, and it is not a figure any taxing authority publishes. Because both halves are medians of a sample of recent sales, the second decimal carries more precision than the underlying data supports: differences of a few hundredths of a point between districts are noise, not a ranking, and these are best read as broad tiers (for example, "around 1.3%" versus "around 2%"). A specific home's actual bill depends on its own assessment, any exemptions such as STAR, and any village or special-district taxes layered on top, so it can sit meaningfully above or below its district's median. Use these figures to compare the general cost of ownership across districts, not to project a bill for any particular property — and confirm the current figures for any home you are seriously considering. This is factual cost information, not tax or legal advice.

Need the exact taxes and district for one address?County and district medians frame the picture — the real number is address-specific.

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Which schools serve each district?

Every home listed in Queens records the elementary, middle, and high school serving that address. Aggregated across recent listings, that gives a live, address-sourced roster: 197 elementary, 84 middle, and 78 high schools across 7 districts. Open a district to see the schools recorded for it, the communities it serves, and how that district's market actually behaves — median sale price and its year-over-year direction, median annual tax, median price per square foot, and typical time to sell. School names are listed as facts only — no ratings or rankings — and attendance zones within a district vary street by street, so confirm the zoned schools for any specific address with the district.

Queens 2476 schools

ElementaryAce Academy For Scholars, Children'S Lab School (The), Elm Tree Elementary School, HELEN M MARSHALL SCHOOL (grades KG-5), Learners And Leaders, Pioneer Academy, Ps/Is 87 Middle Village, Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo, PS/IS 119 Glendale, Ps 7 Louis F Simeone, Ps 12 James B Colgate, Ps 13 Clement C Moore, Ps 14 Fairview, Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (The, Ps 19 Marino Jeantet, Ps 28 Thomas Emanuel Early Child Ctr, Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole, Ps 58 School Of Heroes, Ps 68 Cambridge, Ps 71 Forest, Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter, Ps 88 Seneca, PS 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers, Ps 91 Richard Arkwright, Ps 102 Bayview, Ps 110, Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley, Ps 143 Louis Armstrong, Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary, Ps 199 Maurice A Fitzgerald, Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan, Ps 239

MiddleBell Academy, Civic Leadership Academy, Corona Arts And Sciences Academy, East-West School Of International Studies, Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate, Is 25 Adrien Block, Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci, Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The), Is 93 Ridgewood, Is 125 Thomas J Mccann Woodside, Is 230, Is 237, Jhs 189 Daniel Carter Beard, Joseph F Quinn Intermediate School 77, Middle College High School At Laguardia Community, Ps/Is 87 Middle Village, Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo, PS/IS 119 Glendale, Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole, Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley, Robert F Wagner Jr Secondary School For Arts And

HighAcademy-Finance & Enterprise, Aviation Career And Tech High School, Bard High Sch Early College Queens, Bayside High School, Civic Leadership Academy, East-West School Of International Studies, Flushing High School, Forest Hills High School, Grover Cleveland High School, High School For Arts & Business, Intntl High School At La Guardia, John Adams High School, John Bowne High School, Long Island City High School, Maspeth High School, Newtown High School, Pan American International Hs, Queens Metropolitan High School, Queens Technical High School, Robert F Kennedy Community Hs, Robert F Wagner Jr Secondary School For Arts And, Voyages Preparatory, William Cullen Bryant High School

CommunitiesMiddle Village, Elmhurst, Maspeth, Glendale, Corona, Ridgewood, Woodside, Woodhaven

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $937K (up ~1% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $7,300 across 604 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill up ~4% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $583 (515 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 50 days (770 sales)

At about $583 per square foot, Queens 24 runs some 8% above the Queens median of $542, and the typical home there went to contract in about 50 days, essentially the county's pace (51 days).

Queens 2549 schools

ElementaryActive Learning Elementary Sch (The), Ps/Ms 200 Magnet School-Global Studies And Leader, Ps 20 John Bowne, Ps 21 Edward Hart, Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson, Ps 24 Andrew Jackson, Ps 29, Ps 32 State Street, Ps 79 Francis Lewis, Ps 107 Thomas A Dooley, Ps 120, Ps 129 Patricia Larkin, Ps 130, Ps 154, Ps 163 Flushing Heights, Ps 164 Queens Valley, Ps 165 Edith K Bergtraum, Ps 169 Bay Terrace, Ps 184 Flushing Manor, Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy, Ps 201 Discovery School, Ps 209 Clearview Gardens, Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden, Ps 219 Paul Klapper, Ps 242 Lp Stavisky Early Childhood

MiddleBell Academy, East-West School Of International Studies, Is 25 Adrien Block, Is 237, Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Comm Ms (The, Jhs 185 Edward Bleeker, Jhs 189 Daniel Carter Beard, Jhs 194 William Carr, Jhs 216 George J Ryan, Queens School Of Inquiry (The), World Journalism Preparatory

HighBayside High School, East-West School Of International Studies, Flushing High School, Flushing Intrnl High School, Francis Lewis High School, Hillcrest High School, John Bowne High School, North Queens Community High School, Queens Academy High School, Queens School Of Inquiry (The), Robert F Kennedy Community Hs, Townsend Harris High School, World Journalism Preparatory

CommunitiesFlushing, Whitestone, Bayside, College Point, Kew Garden Hills, Beechhurst, Fresh Meadows, Malba

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $919K (up ~2% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $7,500 across 1137 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill up ~3% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $649 (1497 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 52 days (1710 sales)

Queens 25's median of about $649 per square foot sits about 20% above Queens' $542, and the typical home there went to contract in about 52 days, essentially the county's pace (51 days).

Queens 2638 schools

ElementaryJames J Ambrose School, Ps/Is 178 Holliswood, Ps/Is 266, Ps 18 Winchester, Ps 26 Rufus King, Ps 31 Bayside, Ps 41 Crocheron, Ps 46 Alley Pond, Ps 94 David D Porter, Ps 98 Douglaston School, Ps 133, Ps 159, Ps 162 John Golden, Ps 173 Fresh Meadows, Ps 186 Castlewood, Ps 188 Kingsbury, Ps 191 Mayflower, Ps 203 Oakland Gardens, Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell, Ps 213 Carl Ullman School, Ps 221 North Hills School, Ps 376

MiddleBayside High School, Irwin Altman Middle School 172, Is 25 Adrien Block, Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Comm Ms (The, Jhs 67 Louis Pasteur, Jhs 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jhs 216 George J Ryan, Ms 158 Marie Curie, Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And S, Queens School Of Inquiry (The)

HighBayside High School, Benjamin N Cardozo High School, Business Technology Early College Hs, Francis Lewis High School, Martin Van Buren High School, Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And S

CommunitiesBayside, Little Neck, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, Bellerose, Douglaston, Glen Oaks

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $1.1M (up ~5% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $9,400 across 738 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill up ~6% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $554 (1125 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 42 days (1275 sales)

At roughly $554 per square foot, Queens 26 sits in line with the Queens median of $542, and homes there went to contract about 9 days faster than the county typical — a median 42 days against 51.

Queens 2769 schools

ElementaryGoldie Maple Academy, Lighthouse Elementary School, New York City Academy For Discovery, Ps/Ms 42 R Vernam, Ps/Ms 114 Belle Harbor, Ps 43, Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon, Ps 47 Chris Galas, Ps 51, Ps 56 Harry Eichler, Ps 60 Woodhaven, Ps 62 Chester Park School, Ps 63 Old South, Ps 64 Joseph P Addabbo, Ps 65 Raymond York Elem Sch, Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Ps 90 Horace Mann, Ps 96, Ps 97 Forest Park, Ps 100 Glen Morris, Ps 104 Bays Water, Ps 105 Bay School, Ps 108 Capt Vincent G Fowler, Ps 123, Ps 124 Osmond A Church, Ps 146 Howard Beach, Ps 155, Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green, Ps 197 Ocean School, Ps 207 Rockwood Park, Ps 223 Lyndon B Johnson, Ps 232 Lindenwood, Ps 254-Rosa Parks School, Ps 273, Queens Explorers Elementary School, STAR Leadership Academy, Waterside Children'S Studio School, Wave Preparatory Elementary School

MiddleAcademy Of Medical Technology, August Martin High School, Channel View School For Research, Hawtree Creek Middle School, Jhs 202 Robert H Goddard, Jhs 210 Elizabeth Blackwell, Jhs 226 Virgil I Grisson, John Adams High School, Ms 53 Brian Piccolo, Ms 137 America'S School-Heroes, Ps/Ms 42 R Vernam, Queens High School For Information Research And T, Rockaway Collegiate High School, Scholars' Academy, Village Academy, Waterside School For Leadership

HighAcademy Of Medical Technology, August Martin High School, Channel View School For Research, Epic High School-South, Epic High School North, Frederick Douglass Acad Vi Hs, High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Arc, John Adams High School, Queens High School For Information Research And T, Richmond Hill High School, Robert H Goddard Hs-Comm/Tech, Rockaway Collegiate High School, Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Susta, Scholars' Academy, Voyages Prep-South Queens

CommunitiesHoward Beach, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Jamaica, Woodhaven, Far Rockaway, Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $782K (up ~3% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $5,900 across 711 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill up ~4% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $472 (580 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 52 days (848 sales)

Queens 27 homes trade at about $472 per square foot, roughly 13% below the Queens median of $542, and time to contract tracks the county closely — about 52 days against 51 county-wide.

Queens 2862 schools

ElementaryAcad For Excellence-Arts (The), DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL (grades PK-5), Jamaica Children'S School, Jermaine L Green Stem Institute, Ps 40 Samuel Huntington, Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary Sch, Ps 54 Hillside, Ps 55 Maure, Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet, Ps 82 Hammond, Ps 86, Ps 99 Kew Gardens, Ps 101 School In The Gardens, Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School, Ps 121, Ps 139 Rego Park, Ps 140 Edward K Ellington, Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen, Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop, Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School, Ps 174 William Sidney Mount, Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery, Ps 182 Samantha Smith, Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway, Ps 206 Horace Harding School, Ps 220 Edward Mandel, Queens School For Leadership

MiddleCatherine & Count Basie Ms 72, Emerson School (The), Forest Hills High School, Hillcrest High School, Hillside Arts And Letters Academy, Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley, Jhs 67 Louis Pasteur, Jhs 157 Stephen A Halsey, Jhs 190 Russell Sage, Jhs 217 Robert A Van Wyck, Metropolitan Expeditionary Lrning, Ms 358, Queens Collegiate, Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School, Redwood Middle School, York Early College Academy

HighCambria Heights Academy, Forest Hills High School, High School For Community Leadership, Hillcrest High School, Hillside Arts And Letters Academy, Hs-Law Enforcmnt & Pub Safety, Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences, John Adams High School, Metropolitan Expeditionary Lrning, Pathways College Preparatory School, Queens Collegiate, Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School, Queens High School For The Sciences At York Colle, Queens Metropolitan High School, Queens Satellite High School For Opportunity, Richmond Hill High School, Thomas A Edison Career-Tech Hs, York Early College Academy, Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

CommunitiesForest Hills, Rego Park, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Briarwood, Flushing, Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill S.

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $830K (up ~2% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $6,000 across 417 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill down ~2% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $458 (902 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 60 days (1072 sales)

Queens 28 homes trade at about $458 per square foot, roughly 15% below the Queens median of $542, and the typical home there took about 60 days to go to contract against 51 county-wide, about 9 days slower.

Queens 2953 schools

ElementaryBellaire School (The), Cynthia Jenkins School, Gordon Parks School (The), Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley, Ps/Is 208, Ps/Is 268, Ps/Is 295, Ps/Ms 138 Sunrise, Ps/Ms 147 Ronald Mcnair, Ps 15 Jackie Robinson, Ps 33 Edward M Funk, Ps 34 John Harvard, Ps 35 Nathaniel Woodhull, Ps 36 St Albans School, Ps 38 Rosedale, Ps 52, Ps 95 Eastwood, Ps 118 Lorraine Hansberry, Ps 131 Abigail Adams, Ps 132 Ralph Bunche, Ps 134 Hollis, Ps 136 Roy Wilkins, Ps 156 Laurelton, Ps 176 Cambria Heights, Ps 181 Brookfield, Ps 195 William Haberle, Ps 251

MiddleBenjamin Franklin Hs-Finance-Info, Cambria Heights Academy, Collaborative Arts Middle School, Community Voices Middle School, Eagle Academy For Young Men Iii, Is 59 Springfield Gardens, Is 192 Linden (The), Is 238 Susan B Anthony Academy, Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, Jhs 67 Louis Pasteur, Jhs 216 George J Ryan, Pathways College Preparatory School, Queens United Middle School

HighBenjamin Franklin Hs-Finance-Info, Cambria Heights Academy, Eagle Academy For Young Men Iii, Excelsior Prep High School, Francis Lewis High School, George Washington Carver High School For The Scie, HEALTH ARTS ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, Institute For Health Professions At Cambria Heigh, Martin Van Buren High School, Math/Science Research/Tech Magnet, Pathways College Preparatory School, Prep Academy For Writers, Queens Prep Academy

CommunitiesQueens Village, Saint Albans, Jamaica, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Hollis, Laurelton, Cambria Heights

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $777K (up ~4% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $5,800 across 662 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill up ~2% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $522 (600 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 48 days (728 sales)

Queens 29's median of about $522 per square foot tracks the Queens figure of $542, and time to contract tracks the county closely — about 48 days against 51 county-wide.

Queens 3046 schools

Elementary30Th Avenue School (The), East Elmhurst Community School, IVAN LAFAYETTE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Ps/Is 78, Ps 2 Alfred Zimberg, Ps 11 Kathryn Phelan, Ps 17 Henry David Thoreau, Ps 69 Jackson Heights, Ps 70, Ps 76 William Hallet, Ps 84 Steinway, Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone, Ps 112 Dutch Kills, Ps 122 Mamie Fay, Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet, Ps 148, Ps 149 Christa Mcauliffe, Ps 150, Ps 151 Mary D Carter, Ps 152 Gwendoline N Alleyne, Ps 166 Henry Gradstein, Ps 171 Peter G Van Alst, Ps 212, Ps 222-Ff Christopher A Santora, Ps 234, PS 280 Home Of The Lionhearts

MiddleAcademy For New Americans, Albert Shanker Sch-Visual/Perf Arts, Baccalaureate School-Global Ed, Hunters Point Community Middle, Is 10 Horace Greeley, Is 125 Thomas J Mccann Woodside, Is 141 Steinway (The), Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer, Is 204 Oliver W Holmes, Is 227 Louis Armstrong, Is 230

HighAcademy Of American Studies, Acad For Careers In Television-Film, Baccalaureate School-Global Ed, Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts Hs, Information Technology High School, Long Island City High School, Newcomers High School, Newtown High School, William Cullen Bryant High School

CommunitiesAstoria, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Woodside, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Corona

Median recorded sale (12 mo): $1.04M (down ~1% vs the prior 12 months) · median annual tax $7,800 across 304 sales with reported taxes · median tax bill up ~5% vs the prior 12 months

Median $/sq ft: $585 (458 sales with a recorded size) · Typical time to sell: 64 days (587 sales)

Queens 30's median of about $585 per square foot sits about 8% above Queens' $542, and the typical home there took about 64 days to go to contract against 51 county-wide, about 2 weeks slower.

Each district is measured against Queens over the same trailing 12 months of recorded sales: a median of $542 per square foot across 6,236 sales with a recorded size and a median 51 days to contract across 8,208 recorded sales. A comparison is shown only where both the district and the county carry an adequate sample for that metric, and differences of a few percent or a few days between two medians are noise rather than a real gap.

School names as recorded on MLS listings in the trailing 12 months, refreshed daily; a district with no recent recorded sales appears in the directory above but not in this browser. Occasional MLS data-entry variants are filtered by requiring a name to recur across listings.

What drives a Queens tax bill

A home's annual tax is a function of its assessed value, the combined levies of its school district and other taxing jurisdictions, and any exemptions the owner qualifies for. Because the school-district levy is usually the largest single component, two homes at the same price in different districts can carry materially different bills — which is exactly why the price-point figures above are county-wide medians rather than a rate you can apply to one house.

As a NY Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker who is also an attorney, Joseph reads the tax and assessment picture as part of evaluating a purchase — including whether an assessment looks out of step with recent comparable sales. That is perspective on the transaction, not legal or tax advice; a certiorari attorney or tax professional should be consulted for a grievance or a definitive tax opinion.

Has the tax burden actually risen in Queens?

Tax as a share of sale price has been close to flat in Queens — 0.75% in 2014 against 0.78% in 2025. Bills and prices have moved broadly together rather than pulling apart.

Property tax as a share of sale price, Queens: 0.78%▲ +4% since 2014
0.82%0.78%0.74%20142018202120250.82%0.78%0.74%2014201820212025
YearMedian sale priceMedian tax at closingTax as % of priceSales
2014$520K$3,9000.75%342
2015$480K$3,8000.79%2,363
2016$548K$4,2000.76%2,632
2017$585K$4,4000.75%2,902
2018$630K$4,6000.74%2,934
2019$630K$5,0000.79%3,109
2020$670K$5,5000.82%2,815
2021$720K$5,8000.80%2,585
2022$750K$5,7000.76%4,255
2023$732K$5,8000.79%3,567
2024$760K$6,1000.80%3,790
2025$799K$6,3000.78%3,935

Each row is the median of Queens closings recorded that year, so this tracks what buyers actually took on — not any single owner's bill. The share has held roughly steady, which means bills and prices have risen at broadly similar rates rather than one outrunning the other. The figure is the tax recorded at the time of sale and is not a forecast of what a new owner will pay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are property taxes so important when buying in Queens?

In Queens, annual property taxes are a large, recurring part of the true cost of ownership and vary widely by school district and assessment — two similarly priced homes can carry very different tax bills. Because taxes scale with both value and location, buyers should weigh the tax line alongside the purchase price when comparing homes.

What is a typical property-tax rate in Queens?

Across recent Queens sales, the median annual property tax works out to roughly 0.95% of the sale price. That is a county-wide median across all districts; the effective rate for any specific home depends on its district, assessment, and any exemptions (such as STAR).

Have property taxes in Queens gone up or down?

Taxes and prices have risen at broadly similar rates. The median tax bill recorded at closing rose about 61% between 2014 and 2025, from roughly $3,900 to $6,300. Over the same period the median sale price rose about 54%, leaving tax as a share of price close to unchanged at 0.78%, against 0.75% in 2014. These are medians of recorded Queens sales, which describe what a typical buyer took on rather than the trajectory of any individual owner's bill.

How are school districts and towns related in Queens?

School-district boundaries in Queens do not always match village or postal-town lines, and a single town can fall within more than one district. Always verify the exact district and attendance zone for a specific address before relying on it.

Which Queens school districts have the lowest and highest property taxes?

Measured by effective tax rate — median recorded annual tax divided by median sale price — the lowest among Queens districts with an adequate recent-sale sample is Queens 28 at about 0.72% (roughly $5,988 on a $830,000 home), and the highest is Queens 26 at about 0.85% (about $9,364 on a $1,101,600 home). Effective rate reflects both the tax levy and local home values; your actual bill depends on the specific property's assessment and any exemptions. This is a factual cost comparison, not a rating of the districts.

How much do property taxes vary across Queens?

A lot. Among Queens districts with adequate recent-sale data, effective rates run from roughly 0.72% to 0.85% of value — which is why two similarly priced homes in different districts can carry very different annual carrying costs. Always check the specific district and assessment for any home you are considering.

More Queens analysis

This report covers one slice of the market. The companion reports go deeper on the rest:

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Figures are county-wide medians drawn from live OneKey MLS data and refresh as new sales close; they describe the market, not any specific property, and are rounded to avoid false precision. Joseph DeVito is a NY Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker and an attorney; this analysis is general market information, not legal, tax, or individualized investment advice. Confirm school-district boundaries, tax figures, and comparable sales for any specific property before acting. School-district boundaries and attendance zones must be verified with the district for any specific address.

Based on information from OneKey® MLS, for the period September 10, 2025 through September 10, 2026.

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