Central New York
Homer, New York
Homer is a village in Cortland County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 3,200 people as of the 2020 census.
Syracuse, Finger Lakes edges, and quiet countryside. Homer sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Cortland
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 3,210
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Homer
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Homer's Green Keeps the Town Readable
Homer's identity gathers along the Tioughnioga River, a 1791 settlement story, Main Street, and a village green ringed by historic buildings.
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Cortlandville Permits Start With the Building Code Office
Cortlandville owners should check the Building Code Department before residential, commercial, solar, accessory, or highway-adjacent work moves forward.
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Cortland County Beacon Is a Parcel Starting Point
Cortland County's Beacon and Real Property pages help Homer and Cortlandville owners check parcel, assessment, sale, and property details before asking bigger questions.
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Cortland Runs Through Valleys, Rails, and Wickwire
Cortland's identity connects its seven-valley setting, railroad-era industry, and the long Wickwire manufacturing story.
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Cortlandville's Lime Hollow Makes the Town a Preserve Landscape
Lime Hollow gives Cortlandville a concrete landscape identity through glacial, wetland, and preserve work near the city edge.
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Cortland DMV test days need the Thursday-Friday appointment rule
Cortland County DMV walk-ins are broad, but tests, Thursday opening time, and late-day processing cutoffs need separate planning.
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Cortland's College Town Layer Grew From a Normal School
Cortland's history includes the normal-school roots of SUNY Cortland, a major employer that gives the Crown City a college-town layer.
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Cortland County Clerk Is Records Hub, Not the FOIL Officer
Cortland County's Clerk page separates county records duties from FOIL and lists services such as real property, passports, DBA filings, and notaries.
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Cortland Public Records Search Works Better With Less Input
Cortland County's public records page recommends a less-is-more search style and offers free viewing, saving, and printing from the search portal.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $23–$35 per $1,000 in Cortland 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 $6,879–$10,624 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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