New York Porch

Tools

Check the number or the rule before you commit.

Quick estimators and guides for the New York checks that come up when you're buying, moving, or registering. Every calculator is a planning estimate that shows its math; the guide pages keep the official source close.

Estimate the money

Home & Property directory

STAR, assessments, NYC property classes, closing taxes, and home checks.

Property-tax estimator

Both systems: rest-of-state full-value rates and New York City's four classes.

STAR school-tax checker

Basic vs. Enhanced, credit vs. exemption, and a rough school-tax savings read.

Transfer and mansion tax estimator

State transfer tax, NYC RPTT, and the mansion-tax tiers that can move the number.

Co-op vs. condo comparator

Compare down payment and monthly carrying costs in the New York City style.

Move, drive, and settle in

Cars & Driving directory

DMV, moving with a car, downstate add-ons, and scenic-drive paths.

Vehicle registration estimator

Weight-based DMV fees, county use tax, downstate MCTD add-ons, title, and plates.

Moving to New York

The first-month checklist for IDs, cars, local taxes, STAR, housing, and utilities.

NYC and Yonkers local income tax

Where local income tax shows up, and how to avoid assuming every New Yorker pays it.

Rules worth knowing

Rules & Licenses directory

Property checks, housing rules, outdoor permits, and official-source paths.

Rent stabilization

A renter and buyer guide to stabilized apartments and ETPA communities.

Short-term rental rules

The New York City registration rule, live-in host limits, and local checks elsewhere.

Adirondack Park building rules

How APA jurisdiction, private land classes, and shoreline rules can affect a project.

Home environment checklist

Wetlands, shoreline, wells, septic, radon, lead, flood maps, and other due-diligence checks.

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