Finger Lakes
Danby, New York
Danby is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Tompkins County, part of New York's Finger Lakes region, with about 506 residents at the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Danby sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Tompkins
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 506
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Danby
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Ithaca's Town Story Climbs Above the City
The Town of Ithaca frames the city from Cayuga Lake hills, Cornell and Ithaca College edges, natural areas, and surrounding neighborhoods.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
The Waterfall in Town That Beats Niagara on Height
Taughannock Falls drops 215 feet straight down — taller than Niagara — and it's one of more than 150 waterfalls hiding in the gorges around Ithaca.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Newfield Keeps a Covered Bridge in Daily View
Newfield has a concrete identity marker in its one-lane covered bridge over the west branch of Cayuga Inlet.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Danby's State Forest Makes the Town Feel Like Working Woods
Danby State Forest gives the town a working-woods identity with trails, wildlife habitat, timber, hunting, skiing, and rustic camping.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Ithaca Renovations Need the Building Permit Portal Early
Ithaca owners should check the city Building Division before treating electrical, demolition, tent, sign, or compliance work as informal.
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The Two Schools That Shape Ithaca
Ithaca has been a college town since Cornell University was founded here in 1865. Together with Ithaca College, the campuses give the small Finger Lakes city its outsized buzz.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Tompkins DMV has a lunch break and two permit-test windows
Tompkins County DMV trips should account for the Ithaca office lunch break, permit-test windows, and driving-test timing.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Ithaca City Tax Payments Are a Chamberlain's Office Question
Ithaca owners should route city tax, water and sewer, and some payment questions through the Chamberlain's Office.
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Ithaca general permits run through the city building route
Ithaca owners and businesses should check the city general-permit and department pages before starting permit-sensitive work.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $15–$28 per $1,000 in Tompkins 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 $4,584–$8,478 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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