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While it’s true, residential expansions boost assessments, there’s strong evidence residential expansions also increase overall school-tax burden for all Rye residents. The chart below shows eighty-five percent of Rye homes (including new homes) do not generate school taxes to match the cost of just one student. Ninety-seven percent of Rye homes do not generate school taxes to match the cost of two students.

(Source: ryeny.gov 2011 Final Assessment Roll, Board of Education)

For Most Homes, School Taxes Are Less Than Cost of One RCSD Student