Southern Tier
Columbus, New York
Columbus is a town in Chenango County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 898 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
- Chenango
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 898
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Columbus
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Hamilton's College-Town Identity Has an Older Village Green
Hamilton's identity combines Payne's Settlement, the 1816 village charter, the green, the Chenango Canal route, and Colgate's deep local roots.
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Pittsfield is a hamlet town on Otsego County's western edge
Pittsfield's official page frames the town through hamlets, western Otsego geography, old formation history, and careful road work.
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Edmeston's Milk Train Left a Hotel Story
Edmeston's Rutherford House history ties the town to hops, dairy, the O&W railroad, hotel travelers, and a future library home.
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Sherburne Records Start With County GIS
Sherburne property records are easiest to frame with Chenango County GIS, assessment rolls, and clerk eSearch before asking a local office.
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Hamilton Links Village Memory to Colgate Roots
Hamilton's local story starts with Paynes Corner, village backing for a college, and Colgate archives that keep town memory close.
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Sherburne's Name Has a Tune Behind It
Sherburne's local identity includes a Chenango River settlement, Handsome Brook, early village incorporation, and a town name linked to a favorite tune.
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New Berlin Is a Chenango Upland Town With the Unadilla on Its Edge
New Berlin's town history frames the place through rolling uplands, Great Brook, and the Unadilla River boundary.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Brookfield has an old railroad name in its state-forest map
DEC gives Brookfield a memorable place clue through Brookfield Railroad State Forest.
Read this note ->Chenango County · History & Culture
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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $25–$25 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 $7,583–$7,632 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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