Central New York
Cortland County, New York
Cortland County is home to 46,809 people across 23 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Syracuse, Finger Lakes edges, and quiet countryside.
- Population (2020)
- 46,809
- Region
- Central New York
- Places
- 23
Property tax in Cortland County
About $23–$35 per $1,000 of market value
Combined full-value rates (county + town/city + school) across the county, FY2025. On a $300,000 home that's roughly $6,879–$10,624 a year before STAR. The exact rate depends on the town, school district, and village. A planning estimate, not a bill.
Almanac Notes
More about Cortland County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
Home & Property
Cortlandville Permits Start With the Building Code Office
Cortlandville owners should check the Building Code Department before residential, commercial, solar, accessory, or highway-adjacent work moves forward.
Home & Property
Cortland County Beacon Is a Parcel Starting Point
Cortland County's Beacon and Real Property pages help Homer and Cortlandville owners check parcel, assessment, sale, and property details before asking bigger questions.
History & Culture
Homer's Green Keeps the Town Readable
Homer's identity gathers along the Tioughnioga River, a 1791 settlement story, Main Street, and a village green ringed by historic buildings.
History & Culture
Cortland Runs Through Valleys, Rails, and Wickwire
Cortland's identity connects its seven-valley setting, railroad-era industry, and the long Wickwire manufacturing story.
Money & Taxes
Cortland County Tax Records Are Town-by-Town, Not One Single Bill Screen
Cortland County's online tax-record page separates county, city, and town tax links by municipality.
History & Culture
Marathon's Early Story Comes Up the Tioughnioga River
Marathon's official history begins with a family traveling by canoe up the Tioughnioga River in 1794.
The Outdoors
Cortlandville's Lime Hollow Makes the Town a Preserve Landscape
Lime Hollow gives Cortlandville a concrete landscape identity through glacial, wetland, and preserve work near the city edge.
Cars & Driving
Cortland DMV test days need the Thursday-Friday appointment rule
Cortland County DMV walk-ins are broad, but tests, Thursday opening time, and late-day processing cutoffs need separate planning.
History & Culture
Cortland's College Town Layer Grew From a Normal School
Cortland's history includes the normal-school roots of SUNY Cortland, a major employer that gives the Crown City a college-town layer.
Cities (1)
Towns (15)
Villages (3)
Statewide starting points
County, assessor, STAR, and environment lookups
Start with the state county directory, then use ORPTS for assessor, equalization-rate, and municipal profile data. Exact local offices and deadlines still come from the county, city, town, village, or borough office.
- NY.Gov county directory
- ORPTS Municipal Data Portal — assessors & rates
- STAR property-tax break
- DECinfo Locator
Use this carefully: County pages here are orientation pages. Current forms, deadlines, local offices, and parcel-specific details come from the responsible office.
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.
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