Central New York
Lapeer, New York
Lapeer is a town in Cortland County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 795 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
- Cortland
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 795
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Lapeer
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Marathon's Early Story Comes Up the Tioughnioga River
Marathon's official history begins with a family traveling by canoe up the Tioughnioga River in 1794.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Tuller Hill Gives Virgil a Multi-Use Trail Grid
Tuller Hill State Forest in Virgil covers 2,497 acres and supports hiking, skiing, biking, riding, snowmobiling, hunting, trapping, and geocaching.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Beaver Dam State Forest Bridges Richford and Lisle
Beaver Dam State Forest links Tioga and Broome counties with a small-brook woods, snowmobile trails, and a 1.5-mile public forest access road.
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Griggs Gulf Keeps Harford and Richford in the Plateau Woods
Griggs Gulf State Forest links Harford and Richford through a primitive forest landscape on the Cortland-Tioga line.
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Hammond Hill Is Dryden’s Family-Scale Trail Grid
Hammond Hill State Forest gives Dryden and Caroline a multi-use public trail system with a strong local stewardship flavor.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Tuller Hill riders need the hiker-designated trail split
Tuller Hill supports many trail users, but DEC separates horseback riding and biking from hiker-designated trails.
Read this note ->Cortland County · Home & Property
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.
Read this note ->Cortland County · Home & Property
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.
Read this note ->Cortland County · 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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $26–$31 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 $7,812–$9,207 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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