Central New York
Lysander, New York
Lysander is a town in Onondaga County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 23,000 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
- Onondaga
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 23,074
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Lysander
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Lysander Bends With the Seneca River
Lysander's town story follows the Seneca River, Baldwinsville, and the canal water corridor at Onondaga County's northwest corner.
Read this note ->This place · The Outdoors
Lysander Has a Boardwalk-and-Wetlands Side at Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake Nature Center gives Lysander a wetlands, trails, and environmental-education identity beyond the Baldwinsville road map.
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Baldwinsville Begins at the Seneca River Crossing
Baldwinsville's village story starts with the Seneca River, shallow rifts near Paper Mill Point, and the McHarrie family's 1794 arrival.
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Granby Is River Power and Lake Neatahwanta
Granby's identity comes from Oswego River waterpower, early settlement, railroad-era industry, and Lake Neatahwanta's complicated warmwater lake story.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Oswego County DMV Has Three Local Office Routes
Oswego County drivers should check the county DMV page before license or registration errands because local office routes and hours matter.
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Ira Still Reads Like Military Tract Farm Country
Ira's town story sits inside the old Cato military township, with modern clues in farmland planning, zoning, taxes, and the Cato address locals still use.
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Van Buren Follows the Seneca River
Van Buren's river edge links Baldwinsville, early settlement routes, McHarrie's Rifts, and canal-era movement.
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Schroeppel's Story Runs Through Phoenix's Canal Community
Schroeppel's local texture comes through Phoenix, a canal community inside the town with nineteenth-century character on the Oswego corridor.
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Schroeppel Runs Through Phoenix and the Canal
Schroeppel reads as a rural Oswego County town with a canal village, river movement, and Phoenix at its working center.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $18–$23 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 $5,270–$6,900 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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