Southern Tier
Berkshire, New York
Berkshire is a town in Tioga County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 1,500 people as of the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Tioga
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,480
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Berkshire
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Candor's Early Story Is Timber, Water, Mills, and a Name People Still Ask About
Candor's historical society frames the town through 1794 settlement, timber, water power, mills, farming, and local-history research.
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Newark Valley Keeps Early Tioga County on the Farmstead
Newark Valley's local story gathers around Route 38, a rural village center, and the Bement-Billings Farmstead living-history site.
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Tioga Assessment Rolls Are a May 1 Check for Candor Owners
Tioga County says tentative rolls are published each May 1 and should be reviewed for ownership, address, inventory, and assessment errors.
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Newark Valley Reads Bigger Than Its Village Center
Newark Valley town has a rural Tioga County scale, a compact village center, and a park story built from local repair.
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Nanticoke keeps old mill names in a small Broome town
Nanticoke's local story runs through 1793 settlement, an 1831 town formation, flour and lumber mills, Glen Aubrey, and Lambs Corners.
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Newark Valley Keeps Early Farm Life Public
Newark Valley's historical society turns early-1800s farm life, depot gatherings, guilds, and apple-festival memory into public local texture.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Newark Valley Has a Compact Clerk, Water, Code Route
Newark Valley village errands usually begin with the village office, then move to water, code enforcement, planning, or the town assessor as needed.
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Candor Village Records and Code Contacts Are on the Government Page
Candor village users can route clerk, code, water, DPW, local-law, and meeting questions from the official government page.
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Tompkins Private Wells Start With Setbacks and a DEC-Registered Driller
Tompkins County’s private-well page gives siting guidance and says to use a DEC-registered well driller.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $27–$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 $8,037–$8,037 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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