Rank

3042of 3,144

Herkimer, New York

Score 4.39 / 10· population 59,484

Herkimer County covers 1,458 square miles east of Syracuse, from the Mohawk River and Erie Canal north into the Adirondack Park, and Little Falls is its one city. Its combined sales tax was 8.25 percent as of March 2025, above the 8 percent in most New York counties. Over 2020-2024 the median homeowner paid $3,107 in property tax, 2.1 percent of the $147,700 median home value, while the national figure was under 1 percent.

Sources
  • Herkimer County is in central New York, east of Syracuse, and covers 1,458 square miles; the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal cross its southern part and its northern part is in the Adirondack Park ny.gov
  • Little Falls is the county's one city ny.gov
  • Publication 718, rates effective March 1, 2025: Herkimer combined state and local sales tax 8¼ percent; 42 of the 57 counties outside New York City are at 8 percent tax.ny.gov
  • ACS 2020-2024 5-year: Herkimer County median real estate taxes paid $3,107 and median home value $147,700 (about 2.1%); United States $3,119 and $332,700 (about 0.94%) 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 President6.8
  4. Sales tax2.5
  5. Property tax1.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.2
  2. Life expectancy7.1
  3. Government employees1.3
  4. Single-parent households6.3

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