Clinton County, NY - Real Property Office

New York State Law (section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law) gives local governments and public school districts the option of granting a reduction on the amount of property taxes paid by qualifying senior citizens. This is accomplished by reducing the assessed value of residential property owned by seniors by 50%.

To qualify, seniors must be 65 years of age or older and meet certain income limitations and other requirements. For the 50% exemption, the law allows each county, city, town, village or school district to set the maximum income limit at any figure between $3,000 and $26,000.

Localities have the further option of granting an exemption of less than 50% to senior citizens whose incomes exceed the local income limit by less than $1,000 in three income ranges or $900 in six other income ranges.

For example, in a community that has taken this “sliding-scale” option and has adopted the $26,000 income maximum, an eligible resident whose income is more than $26,000 but less than $27,000, is entitled to a 45% exemption.

If the income range is $27,000 to $27,999.99, the exemption is 40%; $28,000 to $28,999.99, 35%; $29,000 to $29,899.99, 30%; $29,900 to $30,799.99, 25%; $30,800 to $31,699.99, 20%; $31,700 to $32,599.99, 15%; $32,600 to $33,499.99, 10%, and $33,500 to $34,999.99, 5%.

Communities that adopt the sliding scale have an option of limiting it to the ranges from 45% through 20% or, if they choose, terminating the exemption at the 10% level, or the 5% level.

Please check with your local assessor or the clerks of the local governments and school district to determine which local options, if any are in effect.

Senior Citizens Exemption
MUNICIPALITY	CURRENT	PRIOR	DATE CHANGED
*ALTONA	$20,500	$17,000	01/08/01
AUSABLE	$23,000	$19,500	01/04/07
*BEEKMANTOWN	$20,500	$19,500	01/22/01
BLACK BROOK	$20,500	$19,500	08/17/06
*CHAMPLAIN	$21,500	$20,500	09/12/06
*CHAZY	$19,000	$16,000	08/14/06
CLINTON	$14,000	$12,500	06/19/98
*DANNEMORA	$20,500	$19,500	09/27/06
*ELLENBURG	$24,000	$18,500	12/08/03
MOOERS	$22,000	$15,000	09/12/06
*PERU	$24,000	$20,500	10/20/03
*PLATTSBURGH (TOWN)	$20,500	$19,500	12/13/00
*PLATTSBURGH (CITY)	$26,000 (ss to $34,400)	$21,500	11/09/06
*SARANAC	$26,000	$20,500	1/22/07
*SCHUYLER FALLS	$20,500	$18,500	04/24/06

VILLAGES
KEESEVILLE	$21,000	$17,500	12/05/06
*CHAMPLAIN	$24,000	$20,500	03/15/04
DANNEMORA	$17,500	$12,900	02/10/97
*ROUSES POINT	$26,000 (ss to $34,400)	$24,000 (ss to $32,399)	10/16/06

*CLINTON COUNTY	$26,000 (ss to $34,399.99)	$20,500	10/25/06

SCHOOL DISTRICTS
*AUSABLE VALLEY	$26,000	$22,000	10/18/06
*BEEKMANTOWN	$26,000	$20,500	01/09/07
*CHAZY CENTRAL	$16,000	$14,000	01/28/97
*NORTHEASTERN CLINTON	$16,500
*NORTHERN ADIRONDACK	$10,000	$9,500	11/18/96
PERU CENTRAL	$24,000	$20,500	11/18/03
SARANAC CENTRAL	$20,500	$19,500	07/24/06
CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL	$15,000	$12,000	11/22/00
*SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL	(ss to $32,400)	ss to $28,900	12/07/05
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	$26,000 (ss to $34,400)	$20,500	1/25/07