Central New York
Chittenango, New York
Chittenango is a village in Madison County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 4,900 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Madison
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 4,896
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Chittenango
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
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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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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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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Sullivan Follows the Erie Canal to Chittenango Landing
Sullivan's Chittenango story ties Revolutionary War settlement, the Erie Canal, and a preserved canal boatyard.
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Lenox Carries Canastota, Wampsville, and Canal Memory
Lenox's identity is a Madison County crossroads: Canastota, Wampsville, Oneida Lake edges, and old Erie Canal memory all sit inside the town.
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Canastota Turns Boxing Weekend into Village Geography
Canastota's boxing weekend sits on top of an older canal-town identity, turning museums, parade routes, and village streets into local memory.
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Manlius Holds Green Lakes and Canal Traces
Green Lakes State Park and Old Erie Canal remnants give Manlius blue-green water, forest, and towpath history.
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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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Canastota Keeps Boxing and Canal Memory Together
Canastota's local texture combines Erie Canal village form with an international boxing-memory institution.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $21–$34 per $1,000 in Madison 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 $6,249–$10,159 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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