Southern Tier
Avoca, New York
Avoca is a town in Steuben County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 2,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Steuben
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,990
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Avoca
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Avoca still carries the memory of Eight Mile Tree
Avoca's name story runs through Eight Mile Tree, Buchanan, early settlement, and a village that still anchors the town map.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Bath's Story Starts at the County Seat
Bath reads as Steuben County's center: the county seat inside a broad town shaped by the Conhocton River valley and I-86.
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Wayland's Town Story Is a Northern Steuben Boundary Story
Wayland's historical source base points to an 1848 town formed from Cohocton and Dansville on northern Steuben's border.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Steuben Business Certificates Go Through Bath
Steuben County posts business certificate forms and tells filers to use the County Clerk at 3 East Pulteney Square in Bath.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Prattsburgh Sits in an Older Upland Farm Pattern
Prattsburgh’s identity is quieter than the lake towns: upland roads, farms, and an early-settlement story in western Steuben County.
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Cohocton Reads Like a Valley-and-Ridge Town
Cohocton's town history ties its old settlements, mills, and churches to the Conhocton River and the ridges around it.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Burt Hill Is a Remote Finger Lakes Trail Lean-To Woods
Burt Hill State Forest in Howard is 403 acres, and DEC ties it to the Finger Lakes Trail, North Country Trail, and an overnight lean-to.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
Hornellsville Still Carries the Older Hornell Name Story
Hornellsville's official history connects the town to George Hornell, early settlement, and the city name change to Hornell.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
The Corning Museum of Glass holds the world's most complete glass collection
Right here in Corning, the museum describes its glass collection as the most comprehensive on the planet — more than 50,000 pieces spanning 3,500 years, plus live glassmaking shows.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $19–$24 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 $5,622–$7,211 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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Nearby places
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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