Southern Tier
Hancock, New York
Hancock is a town in Delaware County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 2,800 people as of the 2020 census.
Binghamton spiedies, Corning glass, and the wooded Pennsylvania border. Hancock sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Delaware
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 2,764
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Hancock
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · 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
Callicoon Faces the Upper Delaware
Callicoon's local identity makes more sense when the hamlet is read beside the federally managed Upper Delaware river corridor.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Colchester keeps its history close to the covered bridge
Colchester's town and historical-society pages point to a Catskills place shaped by hamlets, bridges, tours, and a basement history room.
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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.
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 ->Delaware County · History & Culture
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 ->Delaware County · Home & Property
Delhi Property Checks Start With Village Hall and COMIT
Delhi village property questions should pair Village Hall basics with Delaware County tax mapping and COMIT parcel, wetland, and aerial layers.
Read this note ->Delaware County · 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 ->Delaware County · History & Culture
Delhi Sits Where County Business Meets the West Branch
Delhi's identity combines Delaware County government, a West Branch valley setting, Catskill foothills, old mills, and farm-country memory.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $16–$18 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 $4,686–$5,264 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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