Southern Tier
Afton, New York
Afton is a town in Chenango County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 2,800 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Chenango
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 2,769
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Afton
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Afton Keeps Its River-Crossing Memory at the Fairgrounds
Afton's local story ties Robert Burns, the Susquehanna crossing, an 1889 fair tradition, and a house-and-barn museum together.
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Bainbridge Sends Its Canoes Down the Susquehanna
Bainbridge local identity runs through the Susquehanna River, the village green, Jericho-era history, and the General Clinton Canoe Regatta.
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Colesville Is a Town of Hamlets With Harpursville at the Errand Center
Colesville's official homepage frames a Broome County town formed in 1821 with Harpursville as its major hamlet.
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Bainbridge Carries Jericho, Vermont Sufferers, and Small Industry
Bainbridge combines its Jericho name, Vermont Sufferers land story, rural manufacturing, and Memorial Day canoe tradition.
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Bainbridge Measures Memorial Day by the River
Bainbridge's General Clinton Canoe Regatta turns the upper Susquehanna into a civic calendar, race route, and village identity marker.
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Bainbridge Water and Code Questions Start at Village Offices
Bainbridge village residents should use the West Main Street office for clerk questions and DPW or code contacts for water and project issues.
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Onaquaga Keeps Colesville-Area History From Disappearing Into Binghamton
Onaquaga Historical Society gives the Colesville and Windsor area a local-history institution outside the Binghamton urban frame.
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Sanford's Oquaga Creek Story Runs Toward Deposit
Sanford's comprehensive plan ties Oquaga Creek, McClure, early hamlets, and Deposit's two-county shape into one local story.
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Deposit frames itself around the West Branch
Deposit's village identity is anchored by the West Branch Delaware River, Catskill setting, local services, and a long-used civic motto.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $23–$27 per $1,000
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $6,960–$8,118 a year before the STAR break.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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