Central New York
Central Square, New York
Central Square is a village in Oswego County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 1,900 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
- Village
- County
- Oswego
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 1,862
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Central Square
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Hastings Reads Like Oswego County's Southern Gateway
Hastings' identity follows Route 81, Central Square, Oneida River water, and a town effort to plan its inland waterfront.
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West Monroe Is a Later Oswego County Town on Oneida Lake
West Monroe's local texture is a later-formed Oswego County town tied to Oneida Lake, Scriba's patent, and north-shore road habits.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Oswego County DMV Has Three Local Office Routes
Oswego County drivers should check the county DMV page before license or registration errands because local office routes and hours matter.
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Clay Meets at Three Rivers Point
Clay's northern waterfront gathers the Oneida, Seneca, and Oswego rivers into a canal-era place story.
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Schroeppel's Story Runs Through Phoenix's Canal Community
Schroeppel's local texture comes through Phoenix, a canal community inside the town with nineteenth-century character on the Oswego corridor.
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Schroeppel Runs Through Phoenix and the Canal
Schroeppel reads as a rural Oswego County town with a canal village, river movement, and Phoenix at its working center.
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Palermo Has a Historian Door for Name, Place, and Records
Palermo's town historian page gives a town hall route, basic place facts, and a small doorway into local records.
Read this note ->Oswego County · Rules & Licenses
Scriba Nuclear Planning Is a Household Reference, Not a Panic Button
Scriba residents near Nine Mile Point should know the official county and state preparedness pages before a siren test or emergency notice raises questions.
Read this note ->Oswego County · History & Culture
Oswego Town Has Mary Walker's Bunker Hill Story
Oswego Town's civic memory includes Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, whose Bunker Hill Road roots tie the town to medicine, war service, and suffrage.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $20–$41 per $1,000 in Oswego 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 $5,939–$12,230 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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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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