Southern Tier
Barton, New York
Barton is a town in Tioga County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 8,600 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
- Tioga
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 8,609
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Barton
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Barton and Waverly Sit in a Railroad Border Valley
Barton reads as Southern Tier border country, with Waverly, Lockwood, river valleys, town roads, and rail-era village growth shaping the place.
Read this note ->This place · Home & Property
Barton Floodplain Work Needs a Permit Check Early
Barton owners near flood-prone land should treat maps and local flood-damage rules as an early project check, not a closing surprise.
Read this note ->This place · Rules & Licenses
Barton Permits Should Start With Code Enforcement
Barton owners should contact Code Enforcement before work begins, because the town says permits are required for all stages of work.
Read this note ->This place · Money & Taxes
Tioga Property Taxes Start With the Local Collector
Tioga County says current property taxes are paid to the levying town, village, or school district, while county tools help with lookup.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Spencer's Old Names Keep the Creek-and-Mill Story Visible
Spencer's story lives in Catatonk Creek, Drake Settlement, Pumpkin Hook, Spencer Springs, Milltown, Huggtown, and other old place names.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Van Etten grew from Hall's Corners into a bark-and-rail place
Van Etten's local story runs through Hall's Corners, a log tavern, hemlock-bark extract works, and several railroad lines.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Two Rivers Gives Waverly a Confluence-Park Edge
Two Rivers State Park Recreation Area gives Waverly a public-land identity near the Chemung and Susquehanna river meeting point.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Nichols Keeps a River-Town Memory Along the Tioga Line
Nichols' local history is easiest to picture through the Susquehanna, early settlement memory, and the Cady Library history room.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Chemung's Story Follows the River Before the Roads
Chemung's town history follows the river valley through Native history, 1788 town formation, mills, ferries, canals, and rail.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $17–$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 $5,208–$7,078 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.
Nearby
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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