Tax rates for the four municipalities in the district are set each Aug. They are based on the tax levy for the year (the total amount raised from all taxpayers) and final municipal assessments for each of the towns. Tax rates vary between the towns because property in each is assessed at different levels in relation to full market value. The state assigns each town an equalization rate to fairly divide the tax levy between the towns. The district does not control any part of the assessment or equalization process.
Tax bills are typically mailed by Sept. 1 and due by Sept. 30 without penalty. The district has two-tiers of tax rates: homestead (residential) and non-homestead (commercial) for each municipality.
2024-25 School District Tax Rates
Homestead
- Niskayuna: $21.42 per $1,000
- Glenville: $26.35 per $1,000
- Colonie: $34.14 per $1,000
- Clifton Park: $43.74 per $1,000
Non-Homestead
- Niskayuna: $28.27 per $1,000
- Glenville: $34.65 per $1,000
- Colonie: $45.19 per $1,000
- Clifton Park: $57.51 per $1,000
Historical Tax Levy Increases
- 2024-25: 2.00%
- 2023-24: 2.34%
- 2022-23: 2.87%
- 2021-22: 1.17%
- 2020-21: 2.15%
- 2019-20: 2.35%
- 2018-19: 2.64%
- 2017-18: 2.08%
- 2016-17: 0.41%
- 2015-16: 0.00%
- 2014-15: 2.34%
- 2013-14: 3.95%
- 2012-13: 3.29%
The STAR Program
Homeowners who meet certain eligibility requirements through the New York State School Tax Relief Program – STAR – can have a portion of their home’s assessed value exempt from school property taxes. Learn more about the STAR program
Municipal Tax Department Contacts
The following links and phone numbers below can be used to contact local tax collectors by municipality and, where applicable, look up local tax bills online.
Town of Niskayuna – 518-386-4540
https://totalcollectionsolution.com/site/login
Town of Colonie – 518-783-2730
https://www.colonie.org/departments/tax/
Town of Glenville – 518-688-1250
https://www.townofglenville.org/assessor/pages/search-tax-bills-online
Town of Rexford
Contact: Patricia Coupal, Clifton Park Tax Collector at 518-377-4666 ext. 50715, cptaxcollector@niskyschools.