About your Tax Bill | Payment Options | Tax Collection FAQs | STAR Program Information
About your Tax Bill
You will receive only one bill each year in September. School taxes are billed annually. Your school taxes are divided in two (2) equal installments.
- The first installment is due September 30.
- The second installment is due March 31.
A “receipt” reminder will be mailed to you in early March. This is a receipt for your first installment and a reminder to pay the second installment. You will not receive a bill for the second installment.
Payment Options
Online Payment
There are two options to pay your school tax online.
Fee: No additional fees.
Direct withdrawal from your bank account. Please allow 5 business days for the payment to be deducted from your account.
* For this option you will need your bill number and Section/Block/Lot (SBL) number, both of which can be found on your bill. Your bill number begins with 2024.
Fee: 2.35% with $2.00 minimum paid by the taxpayer directly to the vendor.
Please allow 3 business days for the payment to be deducted from your account. The online payment program is not directly linked to the bill look-up program. Therefore, it takes between 3 to 5 business days for the payment to appear on your school tax account. The school district does not receive any income from the online transaction fees. Therefore, we cannot waive the fee.
By Mail
School tax payments are not accepted at the district office, Key Bank, or City Hall.
School tax payments can be mailed to:
Tax Processing Unit
Cohoes City School District
P.O. Box 14166
Albany, NY 12212-4166
Make checks or money orders payable to: Cohoes CSD
Overnight school tax payments can be mailed to:
Capital Region BOCES
NERIC – Cohoes School Tax
Cohoes City School District
900 Watervliet Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12205
If paying in one installment
Tear off the bottom coupon labeled #1 if paying in one installment.
If paying in two installments
Tear off both #1 and #2 if paying both installments. Include these coupons/remittance stubs in the envelope provided with your check.
- Check the box in the left corner if you want a receipt.
- Make your check payable to Cohoes City School District.
Delinquent tax notices
Delinquent tax notices are mailed the second week of April. You have until April 30 to make your payment. All payments postmarked May 1 or later will be returned to the taxpayer.
From May 15 to October 1 taxes are paid at the City of Cohoes.
Budget & Finance Links
School Tax Collector
NYS Star Program
STAR is New York State’s School Tax Relief Program that provides a partial property tax exemption from the school taxes to eligible homeowners.
STAR Exemptions for 2024-25
- Basic STAR changed – $481.00
- Enhanced STAR stayed the same at $1,178
Register for STAR
To register for the STAR Program online, visit the STAR Resource Center on the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website.
To register by phone, call the STAR Program directly at (518) 457-2036.
View more Information about registering for the STAR Tax Credit
Tax Collection FAQs
Why hasn’t my e-check cleared?
Please allow 5 business days for processing E-checks. The timing depends how quickly the E-check flows through the banking system. The payment date is the date you made the online payment. We do not post the payment to your account until we receive the funds. For example, if you make your online payment on September 30th, your tax payment is recorded as paying on time. However, you will not see the payment on the lookup file until the dollars have cleared your bank.
Why am I being charged a fee for paying online by credit card?
The fee is directly paid to the vendor. The school district does not receive any revenue other than the tax payment.
What is the tax rate?
The 2024-25 tax rate is 38.30 per $1,000 of assessed value.