Originally Posted by on the path

I know exactly where you are. You're pretty close to me, and I ride in that area all the time. Your town has among the highest taxes in the region, if not the highest of all. Town of Colonie, where I live, seems to have the lowest around. I grew up in this town, but property taxes were a major consideration when I decided to move back to the area. It seems the reason for the differences in tax rates between Niskayuna and Colonie is that your town discourages retail and other types of commercial development. The revenue from local businesses takes some of the tax burden off of the homeowners over here.