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New York Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$6,046,801,342

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019BrownfieldsBrownfield rehabilitation$130,000,000
2019Empire Zones (EZ)General Economic Development (EZ)$143,000,000
2019Excelsior Jobs Program and Empire State Job Retention Program CreditJob Creation/Retention$168,000,000
2019Film & Commercial Production CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$758,000,000
2019Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs)Industrial development$88,000,000
2019Low Income Housing CreditAffordable Housing$38,000,000
2019New York Youth Jobs Program (formerly Urban Youth Job Program)Job Creation/Retention$40,000,000
2019Qualified Empire Zones Enterprise (QEZE)General Economic Development (EZ)$86,000,000
2019Various other tax abatement programsGeneral Economic Development$18,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,469,000,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
Webster Central School DistrictSchool district$1,728,964
Auburn Enlarged City School DistrictSchool district$1,681,656
Vestal Central School DistrictSchool district$1,629,574
Rockville Center Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,591,422
Smithtown Central School DistrictSchool district$1,554,718
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,532,000
Elmont Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,474,937
Ossining Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,437,841
Tioga Central School DistrictSchool district$1,432,781
East Rockaway Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,417,547
Scotia-Glenville Central School DistrictSchool district$1,404,141
Binghamton City School DistrictSchool district$1,389,811
Batavia City School DistrictSchool district$1,384,258
Fairport Central School DistrictSchool district$1,321,438
Clarkstown Central School DistrictSchool district$1,278,576
Lawrence Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,222,754
Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictSchool district$1,217,054
Ellenville Central School DistrictSchool district$1,172,792
Middletown Enlarged City School DistrictSchool district$1,171,232
Orchard Park Central School DistrictSchool district$1,166,431
Canandaigua City School DistrictSchool district$1,155,099
West Hempstead Union Free School DistrictSchool district$1,137,900
North Colonie Central School DistrictSchool district$1,093,457
Beekmantown Central School DistrictSchool district$1,079,323
Windsor Central School DistrictSchool district$1,051,432
Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School DistrictSchool district$1,041,769
Union Springs Central School DistrictSchool district$1,029,959
West Genesee Central School DistrictSchool district$984,020
Saugerties Central School DistrictSchool district$971,168
North Syracuse Central School DistrictSchool district$947,512
Minisink Valley Central School DistrictSchool district$939,613
Pearl River Union Free School DistrictSchool district$935,492
West Babylon Union Free School DistrictSchool district$933,951
South Colonie Central School DistrictSchool district$912,882
Beacon City School DistrictSchool district$896,590
Watertown City School DistrictSchool district$882,061
Herkimer Central School DistrictSchool district$874,014
Frontier Central School DistrictSchool district$863,553
Goshen Central School DistrictSchool district$856,514
Three Village Central School DistrictSchool district$842,745
Medina Central School DistrictSchool district$836,170
Fulton City School DistrictSchool district$835,026
Queensbury Union Free School DistrictSchool district$829,548
Waverly Central School DistrictSchool district$822,859
Port Jervis City School DistrictSchool district$807,171
Middle Country Central School DistrictSchool district$805,988
New Paltz Central School DistrictSchool district$793,312
Cairo-Durham Central School DistrictSchool district$792,819
Dover Union Free School DistrictSchool district$761,325
Warwick Valley Central School DistrictSchool district$745,180
West Seneca Central School DistrictSchool district$738,958
Johnson City Central School DistrictSchool district$711,328
Watkins Glen Central School DistrictSchool district$699,298
Plattsburgh City School DistrictSchool district$691,274
Lowville Academy and Central School DistrictSchool district$682,120
Sayville Union Free School DistrictSchool district$681,540
Penn Yan Central School DistrictSchool district$678,678
Jordan-Elbridge Central School DistrictSchool district$671,671
Oceanside Union Free School DistrictSchool district$665,369
Elmira City School DistrictSchool district$634,986
East Irondequoit Central School DistrictSchool district$634,002
Addison Central School DistrictSchool district$628,378
Canisteo-Greenwood Central School DistrictSchool district$608,667
Rye City School DistrictSchool district$580,235
Southwestern Central School DistrictSchool district$572,000
Bath Central School DistrictSchool district$534,048
Hudson City School DistrictSchool district$528,671
Liberty Central School DistrictSchool district$527,202
Pulaski Academy and Central School DistrictSchool district$521,528
Islip Union Free School DistrictSchool district$500,410
Wantagh Union Free School DistrictSchool district$496,004
Brighton Central School DistrictSchool district$487,648
Elwood Union Free School DistrictSchool district$487,036
Amherst Central School DistrictSchool district$471,934
Brewster Central School DistrictSchool district$471,183
Lindenhurst Union Free School DistrictSchool district$468,714
Fonda-Fultonville Central School DistrictSchool district$466,016
Malone Central School DistrictSchool district$451,381
Churchville-Chili Central School DistrictSchool district$449,033
Tuckahoe Union Free School DistrictSchool district$448,802
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School DistrictSchool district$427,966
Glens Falls City School DistrictSchool district$421,824
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School DistrictSchool district$416,514
Gorham-Middlesex Central School DistrictSchool district$415,676
Tri-Valley Central School DistrictSchool district$409,472
Byron-Bergen Central School DistrictSchool district$385,000
Lockport City School DistrictSchool district$377,000
Massena Central School DistrictSchool district$377,000
Whitesboro Central School DistrictSchool district$376,161
South Jefferson Central School DistrictSchool district$367,297
Saratoga Springs City School DistrictSchool district$363,570
Long Beach City School DistrictSchool district$360,793
Manhasset Union Free School DistrictSchool district$358,903
Sherburne-Earlville Central School DistrictSchool district$358,125
Williamson Central School DistrictSchool district$347,500
Levittown Union Free School DistrictSchool district$344,451
Sweet Home Central School DistrictSchool district$337,000
Nyack Union Free School DistrictSchool district$332,438
Lansingburgh Central School DistrictSchool district$332,021
Mechanicville City School DistrictSchool district$325,549
Seneca Falls Central School DistrictSchool district$322,252
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$4,577,801,342