| 2008-09 Middle Class STAR: Estimated Average STAR Rebate Check | 
| - Upstate - | |||
| BASIC STAR: 17% Increase over last year | |||
| Up to $90,000 Income | $90,000-$150,000 Income | $150,000-$250,000 Income | |
| County | Rebate Check | Rebate Check | Rebate Check | 
| Albany | $419 | $314 | $210 | 
| Allegany | $425 | $319 | $213 | 
| Broome | $535 | $402 | $268 | 
| Cattaraugus | $379 | $285 | $190 | 
| Cayuga | $428 | $321 | $214 | 
| Chautauqua | $416 | $312 | $208 | 
| Chemung | $436 | $327 | $218 | 
| Chenango | $431 | $323 | $216 | 
| Clinton | $421 | $316 | $210 | 
| Columbia | $371 | $278 | $186 | 
| Cortland | $424 | $318 | $212 | 
| Delaware | $339 | $254 | $169 | 
| Erie | $361 | $271 | $181 | 
| Essex | $289 | $217 | $145 | 
| Franklin | $338 | $253 | $169 | 
| Fulton | $396 | $297 | $198 | 
| Genesee | $506 | $380 | $253 | 
| Greene | $390 | $292 | $195 | 
| Hamilton | $166 | $125 | $83 | 
| Herkimer | $417 | $312 | $208 | 
| Jefferson | $286 | $214 | $143 | 
| Lewis | $309 | $232 | $155 | 
| Livingston | $435 | $326 | $217 | 
| Madison | $443 | $333 | $222 | 
| Monroe | $465 | $349 | $233 | 
| Montgomery | $492 | $369 | $246 | 
| Niagara | $461 | $346 | $230 | 
| Oneida | $480 | $360 | $240 | 
| Onondaga | $477 | $358 | $239 | 
| Ontario | $439 | $329 | $219 | 
| Orleans | $491 | $368 | $245 | 
| Oswego | $484 | $363 | $242 | 
| Otsego | $404 | $303 | $202 | 
| Rensselaer | $474 | $355 | $237 | 
| St. Lawrence | $423 | $317 | $212 | 
| Saratoga | $442 | $332 | $221 | 
| Schenectady | $501 | $376 | $251 | 
| Schoharie | $458 | $343 | $229 | 
| Schuyler | $387 | $290 | $193 | 
| Seneca | $503 | $378 | $252 | 
| Steuben | $433 | $325 | $216 | 
| Sullivan | $462 | $346 | $231 | 
| Tioga | $425 | $319 | $213 | 
| Tompkins | $431 | $323 | $216 | 
| Ulster | $468 | $351 | $234 | 
| Warren | $361 | $271 | $180 | 
| Washington | $461 | $346 | $231 | 
| Wayne | $480 | $360 | $240 | 
| Wyoming | $389 | $292 | $195 | 
| Yates | $298 | $223 | $149 | 
| - Downstate - | |||
| Up to $120,000 Income | $120,001-$175,000 Income | $175,001-$250,000 Income | |
| Rebate Check | Rebate Check | Rebate Check | |
| Dutchess | $499 | $374 | $249 | 
| Nassau | $678 | $508 | $339 | 
| Orange | $547 | $410 | $273 | 
| Putnam | $764 | $573 | $382 | 
| Rockland | $814 | $610 | $407 | 
| Suffolk | $665 | $499 | $332 | 
| Westchester | $1,283 | $963 | $642 | 
| New York City | $136 | $102 | $68 |