Southern Tier
Colesville, New York
Colesville is a town in Broome County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 4,900 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
- Broome
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 4,868
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Colesville
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Colesville Is a Town of Hamlets With Harpursville at the Errand Center
Colesville's official homepage frames a Broome County town formed in 1821 with Harpursville as its major hamlet.
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Onaquaga Keeps Colesville-Area History From Disappearing Into Binghamton
Onaquaga Historical Society gives the Colesville and Windsor area a local-history institution outside the Binghamton urban frame.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Kirkwood Is a Susquehanna River Border Town
Kirkwood's official history defines it by the north side of the Susquehanna River, the Pennsylvania border, and Binghamton's edge.
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Greene Has a Chenango River Valley Name and Hamlet Pattern
Greene's local identity includes its 1792 founding, Nathanael Greene name, village core, and a set of smaller hamlets.
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Fenton's Port Crane Name Is a Chenango Canal Clue
Fenton's official history explains Port Crane through the Chenango Canal, Route 369, Chenango Valley State Park, and a later renaming for Governor Fenton.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Kirkwood Building Permits Start With a Call to the Code Office
Kirkwood's building-code page gives office hours and warns residents to call early because office availability can be limited.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Fenton Tax Bills Need Both the Town Page and Broome Route
For Fenton property taxes, start with the current TaxLookup page, then use the town assessor's dates for exemption and grievance timing.
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Windsor's Old Broome County Story Starts One Year After the County
Windsor's town history emphasizes its 1807 creation, early Broome County scale, and Susquehanna Valley settlement memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Chenango Valley State Park Gives Fenton Kettle Lakes and Public Woods
Chenango Valley State Park gives Fenton a public-land identity built around wooded recreation, golf, camping, and glacial lake terrain.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$31 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 $6,400–$9,440 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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