Skaneateles, N.Y. – Taxpayers in the lakeside village of Skaneateles are facing an unprecedented increase in village property tax that adds thousands of dollars to some residents’ bills.
The 2026-27 village budget increases the amount of tax to be collected by a whopping 76%. That makes the state 2% cap on annual tax increases look as irrelevant as 39-cent gasoline during the 1970s.
Village residents are facing tax bills due July 1 that are about $1,000 higher for a median household — and as much as $10,000 higher for the owners of the priciest properties…