Southern Tier

Tioga County, New York

Tioga County is home to 48,455 people across 18 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Binghamton spiedies, Corning glass, and the wooded Pennsylvania border.

Population (2020): 48,455
Region: Southern Tier
Places: 18

Tax snapshot County notes Places Statewide links

Property tax in Tioga County

About $16–$33 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 $4,871–$9,764 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 Tioga County

Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.

History & Culture

Barton and Waverly Sit in a Railroad Border Valley

Barton reads as Southern Tier border country, with Waverly, Lockwood, river valleys, town roads, and rail-era village growth shaping the place.

History & Culture

Candor's Early Story Is Timber, Water, Mills, and a Name People Still Ask About

Candor's historical society frames the town through 1794 settlement, timber, water power, mills, farming, and local-history research.

Home & Property

Barton Floodplain Work Needs a Permit Check Early

Barton owners near flood-prone land should treat maps and local flood-damage rules as an early project check, not a closing surprise.

Rules & Licenses

Barton Permits Should Start With Code Enforcement

Barton owners should contact Code Enforcement before work begins, because the town says permits are required for all stages of work.

History & Culture

Newark Valley Keeps Early Tioga County on the Farmstead

Newark Valley's local story gathers around Route 38, a rural village center, and the Bement-Billings Farmstead living-history site.

Home & Property

Owego Floodplain Work Needs the Local Permit Check

Owego floodplain work is a calm due-diligence item: confirm the jurisdiction and permit before starting construction or repair work.

Home & Property

Tioga County's Beacon Viewer Is the Parcel Starting Point

Tioga County points owners to Beacon for assessment and inventory searches, then to rolls and assessor offices for review.

History & Culture

Owego Turns With the Susquehanna

Owego's town story centers on the Susquehanna River, the county-seat village, riverwalk, and historic district streets.

History & Culture

Spencer's Old Names Keep the Creek-and-Mill Story Visible

Spencer's story lives in Catatonk Creek, Drake Settlement, Pumpkin Hook, Spencer Springs, Milltown, Huggtown, and other old place names.

Towns (9)

Owego · 18,777 Barton · 8,609 Candor · 5,149 Tioga · 4,440 Newark Valley · 3,642 Spencer · 2,968 Nichols · 2,347 Berkshire · 1,480 Richford · 1,043

Villages (6)

Waverly · 4,373 Owego · 3,654 Newark Valley · 928 Candor · 786 Spencer · 719 Nichols · 457

Hamlets (3)

Apalachin · 2,632 Tioga Terrace · 2,082 Crest View Heights · 1,770

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.

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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