Southern Tier
Deposit, New York
Deposit is a town in Delaware County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 1,400 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Delaware
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,427
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Deposit
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Deposit frames itself around the West Branch
Deposit's village identity is anchored by the West Branch Delaware River, Catskill setting, local services, and a long-used civic motto.
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Walton's Theatre Is a Village Hall Comeback Story
Walton's theater history links village offices, a 1912 fire, local voting, movies, stage use, and restoration work that still shapes downtown.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Walton Parcel Checks Belong in COMIT Early
Walton land questions should begin with Delaware County COMIT and tax-map tools before relying on a rural listing, driveway name, or informal boundary.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Delaware County Parcel Checks Need Rolls and COMIT
Delaware County posts town assessment rolls and a COMIT mapping route for parcel, wetland, aerial, and other local GIS checks.
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Walton Keeps Its 1797 Town Memory Close
Walton's old town records give the village and town a Delaware County identity older than the county's formal organization.
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Sanford's Oquaga Creek Story Runs Toward Deposit
Sanford's comprehensive plan ties Oquaga Creek, McClure, early hamlets, and Deposit's two-county shape into one local story.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Afton Keeps Its River-Crossing Memory at the Fairgrounds
Afton's local story ties Robert Burns, the Susquehanna crossing, an 1889 fair tradition, and a house-and-barn museum together.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Hancock sits where the Upper Delaware becomes a daily map
Hancock's identity is tied to the Upper Delaware corridor, town-village services, and a river edge shared with Pennsylvania.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Oquaga Creek Is the Park That Asks Delaware County to Unplug
Oquaga Creek State Park emphasizes no cell or Wi-Fi service, Arctic Lake, camping, cabins, trails, and winter use.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $17–$19 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 $5,021–$5,612 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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