Where the Tax Exempt Properties are in Rockland

"Exemptions don't reduce the overall amount of taxes a community needs to collect to
pay its bills. Instead, they merely shift the burden. 'I don't think people understand that when you are giving an exemption to someone, it comes out of somebody else's pocket,' Stony Point Assessor John O'Shaughnessy said."
The Journal News June 12,2008

This pie chart represents the 2,714 properties in Rockland that are wholly exempt from taxes. Taken from data
published in The Journal News--June 12, 2008. [486 properties in Clarkstown, 245 in Haverstraw, 495 in
Orangetown, 1,352 in Ramapo, 136 in Stony Point]

Looking at the numbers from village level, you can see why Ramapo has the highest number of properties
with tax exempt status. Monsey (647) and Spring Valley (384) account for more than 75% of Ramapo's
total, which is the highest in the County. The number of tax exemptions in Ramapo have been increasing,
and the tipping of the burden to those remaining on the tax rolls is growing.

Numbers in this chart are from www.TaxExemptWorld.com. If you want a list of all the tax-exempt
properties, visit the site and search by Zip Code, County or name. A summary list is free, and a more
detailed account of those listed can be downloaded for a fee. The website derives its database from
public records made available by the Federal Government and was most recently updated on 04/19/2008.