What Kings County property tax looks like
Among the 30 counties covered here, Kings County has the 27th highest effective rate and the 5th highest median bill. Every $100,000 of value carries about $688 of tax a year at this rate.
On a $400,000 purchase that comes to roughly $2,752 a year, or $229 a month. Priced at the New York average rate instead, the same home would cost $304 a month more in tax.
Kings County is Brooklyn: co-ops and condominiums are taxed as Class 2 rather than Class 1, so the county median mixes house-style and apartment-style owners under two different formulas.
Parcel-level values and tax history are published by the NYC Department of Finance.
Example monthly payment at the median home value
Borrowing $711,760 against a $889,700 Kings County home (20% down, 6.5% for 30 years, illustrative rather than quoted) works out as follows.
| Component | Per month |
|---|---|
| Principal and interest | $4,499 |
| Property tax | $510 |
| Homeowners insurance | $150 |
| Mortgage insurance (PMI) | $0 |
| Total | $5,159 |
Property tax is 9.9% of the $5,159 total, so a lender escrowing it would set aside about $510 each month toward the Kings County bill.
How reliable this figure is
For Kings County the Census Bureau reports a 90% margin of error of ±$62 on the $6,120 median tax and ±$7,200 on the $889,700 median value, so the 0.688% rate is a county-wide average rather than the rate on any one bill.
These medians describe today's owners, not today's buyers. How New York values and caps a home, including what resets on sale, is set out on the New York page.
Counties with a similar rate
Also in New York: Queens County (0.877%).
Frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Kings County, NY?
The effective rate is 0.688%, which is the median real estate tax paid ($6,120) divided by the median home value ($889,700) in the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 estimates.
How much is property tax on a $400,000 home in Kings County?
At this county's effective rate the figure is about $2,752 a year, or $229 a month. That is $304 a month less than the New York average rate of 1.60% would give on the same price.
How much of a Kings County monthly mortgage payment is property tax?
On a $889,700 home with 20% down at 6.5% over 30 years, property tax is about $510 of a $5,159 total monthly payment, or 9.9%.
Is property tax in Kings County high compared with the rest of New York?
Kings County's 0.688% is 0.91 percentage points below the 1.60% New York average, and its $6,120 median bill ranks 5th of the 30 counties covered here, with the rate ranking 27th.
Source and method
Census American Community Survey, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates, released December 2024. For Kings County: B25103 median tax $6,120, B25077 median value $889,700, B25003 300,026 owner-occupied homes. Formulas are on the methodology page; every result is an estimate, not a quote or tax advice.