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Albany, New York

Score 3.96 / 10· population 316,659

Albany County is in east central New York, where the Mohawk River joins the Hudson, and the city of Albany is the state capital. Its homeowners' 2024 property tax bills had a median of $5,231, $2,020 above the US median, though the median value of their houses, $323,600, was $37,000 below the US one. Kamala Harris outpolled Donald Trump in the county that year, 92,589 votes to 54,560, leaving him about 37% of the presidential vote.

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  • Albany County is in the east central part of New York, extending from the point where the Mohawk River joins the Hudson River ny.gov
  • Albany is New York State's Capital City ny.gov
  • In the 2024 ACS 1-year estimates, median real estate taxes paid on owner-occupied homes in Albany County were $5,231 and the median home value was $323,600 api.censusreporter.org
  • In the 2024 ACS 1-year estimates, the US median real estate taxes paid were $3,211 and the US median home value was $360,600 api.censusreporter.org
  • Computed from the two 2024 ACS rows above: Albany County's median tax bill is $2,020 above the US median ($5,231 - $3,211), and its median home value is $37,000 below the US median ($360,600 - $323,600) api.censusreporter.org
  • New York State Board of Elections official 2024 presidential results (certified county results document and Results CSV linked from this page): Albany County gave Harris 92,589 votes (85,741 Democratic, 6,848 Working Families) and Trump 54,560 (48,554 Republican, 6,006 Conservative) of 148,577 votes cast for candidates, 36.7% for Trump; 151,005 total including 1,228 blank and 1,200 void; Libertarian Chase Oliver had 143 write-in votes results.elections.ny.gov

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.7
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax1.5

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy8.7
  3. Government employees5.6
  4. Single-parent households3.0

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