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Debt relief in Phoenicia, New York

The typical owner-occupied home in Phoenicia is worth about $450,000, 6% above the New York median of $423,800 and 35% above the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $6,250 a year in property taxes, about 1.39% of their home's value, lower than the New York rate of 1.55%. 68% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 16% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Phoenicia at a glance

Phoenicia New York U.S.
Median home value $450,000 $423,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $6,250 $6,582 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.39% 1.55% 0.94%
Median household income – $85,974 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 68% 54% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 16% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $2,555 $1,963
Median rent $741 $1,621 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 51.0% 31.2% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1938 1959 1980
Vacant homes 42.4% 10.0% 10.1%
People below the poverty line 51.3% 14.0% 12.5%
Population 271 19,852,366 334,922,499

Household budgets and debt in Phoenicia

51.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line, compared with 14.0% in New York.

If debts are getting hard to manage, the usual options, from mildest to most serious, are: a budget and a call to your lenders to ask for a hardship plan; a debt management plan through a nonprofit credit counselor, which can lower interest rates; a debt consolidation loan or, for homeowners, a cash-out refinance or home equity loan; debt settlement, where a company negotiates to pay less than you owe; and bankruptcy.

Under the Federal Trade Commission's rules, debt settlement companies can't charge a fee until they have settled at least one of your debts. Settling can hurt your credit and forgiven debt may be taxable, so compare it with credit counseling first. Time limits for collectors to sue differ by state and by type of debt; check with your state attorney general or a lawyer before relying on one.

Homeowners can sometimes pay off high-interest debt with their home's equity. With the median Phoenicia home worth $450,000 and 84% of owners mortgage-free, many owners have equity to draw on, but it turns unsecured debt into debt secured by your home.

Questions about debt relief in Phoenicia

What is the median home value in Phoenicia?

About $450,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Phoenicia?

Homeowners pay a median $6,250 a year, which is about 1.39% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

More about Phoenicia

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data