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How Big Is New York Compared to Other Countries?
Ah, the great state of New York. We might not be the largest state in the United States, but we sure are a mighty bunch of people who are larger than life.
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New York state, as a whole, measures 54,556 square miles which makes it the 27th-largest state by area in the United States. Our size means that we're not too little and we're not too big - we place right in the middle.
We thought that it might be fun to take a look at how New York stacks up to other countries size-wise. Is our state larger than or smaller than some well-known countries? Well, there's only one way to find out!
How Big Is New York Compared to Other Countries?
We thought we'd take a look at how New York state stacks up to other countries size-wise and what we discovered was definitely interesting!
New York Counties With The Highest Property Taxes
The homeowners in which New York counties pay the most in property taxes? See the answer to that as well as how our Southern Tier counties stack up (info pulled from Tax-Rates.org).
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