Exactly. It is beyond me how anyone can afford the annual taxes on Long Island. Even for an ordinary middle-class house. We know several people who had no choice but to move out of Long Island... the exodus started decades ago.
Yes! My extended family left Long Island decades ago, laughing all the way to the bank.
According to tax-rate.org, Westchester County (north of NYC) has the highest county property tax rates in country - they rank 5th highest of 3142 counties measured.
All NY counties will take between 1.2%-2.0% on assessed value every year.