Property owners

New! Homeowner Benefit Portal

Visit the new Homeowner Benefit Portal to view your property tax benefit registrations and enroll in direct deposit!

As a New York State homeowner, you can now view and update your property tax benefit registrations and enroll in direct deposit for your STAR credit.

Follow these instructions to get started:

Log in to your Individual Online Services account or create one.
Select the ≡ Services menu in the upper-left corner of your screen, then choose Real property tax.
From the expanded menu, select Homeowner Benefit Portal.

Property owner Resources

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Property Tax Relief

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Assessments

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For New Homebuyers

Municipal Data Portal

To make information about local governments more accessible, we recently launched our new Municipal Data Portal. The portal includes two tools for property owners—Municipal Profiles and Sales Web—and one tool primarily for school officials—Rates for School Apportionment.

Visit Municipal Data Portal.

PlanAhead

July 31

Deadline to file for small claims assessment review (SCAR) in most towns

Learn about SCAR

September

NYS Tax Department issues STAR credits in most school districts

Check the schedule

September 30

School tax bill payments due in most school districts

Learn about property tax bills

Videos

Videos about property taxes and assessments

Video: About property taxes and assessments

Video: Contest an assessment

Video: Is your assessment fair?

Updated: July 1, 2025