If you have not gotten your check, the LOWEST check amount is $692 as long as you do not live in the City of Buffalo.

YOU MUST make sure that you are signed up by the final day of 2026 in order to get your check and as long as you are registered in time, you will be able to get your check for STAR. The New York State STAR checks have started being sent out. It is super simple to check if they started to mail your town's checks yet. The New York State STAR LOOKUP page is a great resource. The lowest STAR check for Basic is $692 this year and of course, all of the qualifications are based on income as well.

All qualifying New York State homeowners will get the regular STAR, unless you are over 65 years old and qualify for the ENCHANCED. The limits have changed for the Enchanted New York State STAR Check The New York State website has it all detailed on how to know.

There is a chart based on your town and/or school district, so you will want to check which classification that you qualify for, but also what town or district you are in. Here is the maximum amount of money that you can get depending on what school district you are in and/or municipality location.

The basic regular STAR check was well over $800 per household in New York State last year.

Here is how much money you will get for ENCHANCED Star Check maximums:

Town of Cheektowaga / Cheektowaga-Sloan = $1,487

• Town of Amherst / Sweet Home = $1,283.08
• Orchard Park, New York = $1,164
• Springville, New York = $1,087
• Tonawanda, New York = $1,025
• Alden, New York = $1,003
• Amherst, New York = $1,003
• Depew, New York = $1,196
• Lancaster, New York = $907
• West Seneca, New York = $1,105
• Eden, New York = $1,090
• North Collins = $1,059
• Hamburg, New York = $1,139
• Grand Island, New York = $1,155

You will get a check if you make less than this amount of money per household in New York State:

• $500,000 or less for the normal STAR credit
• If you are looking to get the Star Enchanted Check Here are the income thresholds for the next couple of years:
• $107,300 or less for the 2025-2026 school year
• $110,750 or less for the 2026-2027 school year

The income limit applies to the combined incomes of all owners and any owner's spouse who resides at the property. If you are living by yourself, the income limit is $250,000.

How much money will you get back for 2026?

Annually for each school district segment, the amount of savings as a result of the STAR exemption cannot exceed the savings of the prior year. However, STAR credits can rise as much as 2 percent annually.