Finger Lakes
Groton, New York
Groton is a town in Tompkins County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 5,700 people as of the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Tompkins
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 5,746
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Groton
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Groton's Corona Typewriter Story Gave a Farm Town a Factory Heart
Groton's historical facts and Cornell's typewriter exhibit connect the town to early civic milestones, the Corona company, and a twentieth-century factory identity.
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Groton's timeline starts with Military Tract edges
Groton's local identity sits in Tompkins County history, early schools, mail routes, and the old Military Tract map.
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Groton’s .gov Site Warns Residents Away From Wire-Transfer Payment Tricks
Groton’s official .gov homepage warns that invoices are not sent electronically unless prearranged and says no wire transfers.
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Dryden Runs Along the Rail Trail
Dryden's rail trail turns an old railroad corridor into a town link among hamlets, Cornell, Ithaca, and open land.
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Dryden Reads Like a Rail-Trail Town
Dryden gets a practical and visual spine from a rail trail that ties village, hamlet, and town edges together.
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Locke Has Owasco Water, Hemlock Creek, and Fire Memory
Locke's story is easier to picture through Owasco Lake, Hemlock Creek, old Military Tract lots, and two village fires.
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Tompkins septic work needs the OWTS permit page before construction
Tompkins County says new or repaired onsite wastewater systems need a county permit before construction work begins.
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Tompkins Recycling Questions Belong on the County Materials Page
Tompkins County’s Recycling and Materials Management page separates recycling, trash, food scraps, permits, fees, and outreach.
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Yellow Barn Turns Dryden Farm Country Back Into Working Forest
Yellow Barn State Forest tells a Dryden story of former farms, New Deal-era land policy, and a managed working forest.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$26 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 $6,645–$7,893 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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