New York State Tax Guide
Bottom Line
Middle-Class Families: Least Tax-Friendly (Go to the Kiplinger Tax Map for Middle-Class Families)
Retirees: Least Tax-Friendly (Go to the Kiplinger Tax Map for Retirees)
New York's state income taxes are generally average for most residents. However, New York City and Yonkers tack on their own income taxes, and there's a commuter tax for people working in and around the Big Apple.
Things start to get bad when you look at sales taxes. New York's average combined state and local
