Central New York
Lenox, New York
Lenox is a town in Madison County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 8,800 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Madison
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 8,768
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Notes in and around Lenox
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Lenox Carries Canastota, Wampsville, and Canal Memory
Lenox's identity is a Madison County crossroads: Canastota, Wampsville, Oneida Lake edges, and old Erie Canal memory all sit inside the town.
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Verona's Canal Thread Runs Through Durhamville and Glass
Verona's older story links canal infrastructure, Durhamville, Dunbarton glass works, and Oneida County hamlet history.
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Oneida's Story Still Lives in the Mansion House
Oneida's local story connects the Oneida Community, the Mansion House, and the later Oneida Ltd. manufacturing identity.
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Sullivan Follows the Erie Canal to Chittenango Landing
Sullivan's Chittenango story ties Revolutionary War settlement, the Erie Canal, and a preserved canal boatyard.
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Oneida’s Mansion House Makes Utopian History Local
Oneida’s local identity includes the Mansion House, where a nineteenth-century communal experiment still has a physical address.
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Chittenango Keeps L. Frank Baum at Street Level
Chittenango's Oz identity has a local address through L. Frank Baum's birthplace, a village museum, and a hometown marker.
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Canastota Turns Boxing Weekend into Village Geography
Canastota's boxing weekend sits on top of an older canal-town identity, turning museums, parade routes, and village streets into local memory.
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Canastota Keeps Boxing and Canal Memory Together
Canastota's local texture combines Erie Canal village form with an international boxing-memory institution.
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Chittenango's NY Forward Work Is Worth Tracking
Chittenango residents and owners should watch official village NY Forward updates because downtown planning can affect streets, projects, and public input windows.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $26–$28 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 $7,904–$8,356 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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