Southern Tier
Bath, New York
Bath is a village in Steuben County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 5,600 people as of the 2020 census.
Binghamton spiedies, Corning glass, and the wooded Pennsylvania border. Bath sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Steuben
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 5,571
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Bath
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · 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.
Read this note ->This place · 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
Hammondsport Keeps the Curtiss Aviation Story Local
Hammondsport's Keuka Lake identity includes Glenn Curtiss, early aviation, motorcycles, and a museum rooted in local invention.
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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 ->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 ->Steuben County · History & Culture
Canisteo's Living Sign Turns a Name Into a Landscape
Canisteo's hillside Living Sign gives the town a rare local landmark planted in Scotch pine and school stewardship.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
Corning's Glass Identity Is a Real Civic Anchor
Corning's glass identity is grounded in a major museum collection that connects art, science, technology, and local industry.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
Hornby's 200-year story starts as a town cut from Painted Post
Hornby is easier to remember as a quiet Steuben town with a 200-year boundary story and older settlement roots.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $15–$37 per $1,000 in Steuben County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $4,508–$10,984 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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