Southern Tier
Downsville, New York
Downsville is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Delaware County, part of New York's Southern Tier region, with about 474 residents at 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
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Delaware
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 474
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Downsville
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
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Walton Parcel Checks Belong in COMIT Early
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Delaware County Parcel Checks Need Rolls and COMIT
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Livingston Manor Keeps Trout Close to Main Street
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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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Colchester keeps its history close to the covered bridge
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Andes Keeps Its Catskill Story on a Main Street and Valley Map
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Delhi's County History Campus Keeps Rural Records Close
Delaware County Historical Association gives Delhi a rural archive, museum, and countywide memory anchor.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $12–$26 per $1,000 in Delaware 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 $3,532–$7,815 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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