Census tract 354, Chautauqua County, NY: 2027 Opportunity Zone

Yes. Census tract 354 in Chautauqua County, New York (GEOID 36013035400, QOZ ID R36013035400-27) is on Treasury's final list of Opportunity Zones, designated from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036. Treasury classifies it as made up entirely of a rural area.

Population

2,767

Median family income

$46,540

Poverty rate

28.8%

Unemployment

3.3%

Median home value

$76,000

American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates (U.S. Census Bureau).

Why it qualified

Treasury's data shows it qualified on median family income at or below 70% of the area median and a poverty rate of at least 20% (poverty 28.8%, income at 44% of the area median). See how a tract qualifies.

Its poverty rate ranks 4 of 8 among the designated tracts in Chautauqua County.

Was it a 2018 zone?

About 100% of this tract's land lay in a 2018 Opportunity Zone: 36013035400 (100%). Those designations end December 31, 2028. For 2027 and 2028 the two maps run side by side, and which one matters depends on when the investment is made.

What applies here

A gain invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund after December 31, 2026 is deferred for up to five years. Held five years, basis rises by 30% if the investment is in a qualified rural opportunity fund, otherwise 10%. Held at least ten years, the investor can elect to exclude appreciation, measured no later than year 30. Because this is a rural zone, an existing building can meet the substantial improvement test with additions above 50% of its basis instead of 100%. See the OZ 2.0 rules and rural zones.

Other designated tracts in Chautauqua County

• Tract 36013030100
• Tract 36013030500
• Tract 36013030600
• Tract 36013035500
• Tract 36013035600
• Tract 36013035700
• Tract 36013036600

See all Chautauqua County Opportunity Zones, open the tract map, or check an exact address with the lookup. Tract lines follow the 2020 census. Source: CDFI Fund designated tract list.