Central New York
Palermo, New York
Palermo is a town in Oswego County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 3,500 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
- Oswego
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 3,470
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Palermo
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Palermo Has a Historian Door for Name, Place, and Records
Palermo's town historian page gives a town hall route, basic place facts, and a small doorway into local records.
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Hastings Reads Like Oswego County's Southern Gateway
Hastings' identity follows Route 81, Central Square, Oneida River water, and a town effort to plan its inland waterfront.
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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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Mexico's Old Footprint Was Much Wider Than the Town
Mexico's town historian gives the place a boundary-memory story: two incorporations and an early footprint reaching across what became several counties.
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Fulton Runs Along the Oswego River
Fulton's identity connects its 1902 city origin, riverfront parks, canal corridor, and former factory land.
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New Haven's Creeks, Marshes, Plank Road, and Railroad Shape the Town
New Haven's story comes from Lake Ontario lowlands, north-flowing creeks, marshes, cleared farms, the plank road, and Demster station.
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Volney Was Fredericksburg Before Fulton Split Away
Volney's historian page explains a town shaped by the Roosevelt Purchase, the old Fredericksburg name, repeated town splits, and Fulton's later separation.
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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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Oswego DMV hours change with the season
Oswego County DMV trips should account for regular hours, summer hours, testing cutoffs, and the Oswego office's Wednesday evening window.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $27–$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 $7,953–$9,317 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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