Central New York
Cazenovia, New York
Cazenovia is a town in Madison County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 6,700 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
- Madison
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 6,740
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Cazenovia
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Cazenovia's Lorenzo Story Holds the Lake and the Village
Cazenovia's story gathers at Lorenzo: an 1807 lakefront estate tied to John Lincklaen, the Holland Land Company, and generations of local life.
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Chittenango Falls gives Cazenovia a waterfall edge
Chittenango Falls State Park gives the Cazenovia area a dramatic waterfall, gorge trails, and a state-park visitor route.
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Cazenovia-Area Drivers Should Treat Chittenango Falls as Seasonal Terrain
Chittenango Falls is close enough to shape Cazenovia-area outings, but visitors should check state park conditions before assuming trail access.
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Pompey's Height Is Part of Its Identity
Pompey presents itself as a broad, high Onondaga County town where elevation, rural space, and historical preservation all matter.
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Nelson Has Land-Company Roots and Lake-Country Quiet
Nelson's town story moves from treaty lands and the Holland Land Company into hills, lakes, small industry, and rural calm.
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Chittenango Keeps L. Frank Baum at Street Level
Chittenango's Oz identity has a local address through L. Frank Baum's birthplace, a village museum, and a hometown marker.
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Fenner's story moves from old village traces to wind towers
Fenner's Madison County profile gives the town a memorable blend of early village traces, farms, open high land, and wind energy.
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Chittenango's NY Forward Work Is Worth Tracking
Chittenango residents and owners should watch official village NY Forward updates because downtown planning can affect streets, projects, and public input windows.
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Highland Forest Makes Fabius Feel Like the Upland Side of Onondaga County
Highland Forest gives Fabius a hill-country identity through county parkland, trails, winter use, views, and a forested public edge.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$28 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 $6,662–$8,546 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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