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Broome, New York

Score 3.85 / 10· population 196,077

Broome County is in New York's Southern Tier, where the Susquehanna River runs through Binghamton, its only city, and on to Vestal. In September 2011 the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dropped 9.19 inches of rain at Binghamton's airport and pushed the river 1 to 4 feet above its June 2006 record crests. In 2024 the median homeowner's property tax bill was $3,735, against a median home value of $162,600.

Sources
  • Binghamton is the only city in Broome County (1 city, 16 towns, 7 villages) broomecountyny.gov
  • Binghamton is in New York's Southern Tier region esd.ny.gov
  • The main branch of the Susquehanna River runs from Binghamton to Vestal, Owego and Waverly weather.gov
  • In September 2011 the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee brought a 9.19-inch storm total at Binghamton Regional Airport weather.gov
  • The Susquehanna from Binghamton to Vestal crested 1 to 4 feet higher than the previous record crests set in June 2006 weather.gov
  • Median real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied units in Broome County were $3,735 (ACS 2024 1-year) api.censusreporter.org
  • Median value of owner-occupied housing units in Broome County was $162,600 (ACS 2024 1-year) api.censusreporter.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.0
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax0.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy6.8
  3. Government employees2.8
  4. Single-parent households4.0

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