Southern Tier
Richford, New York
Richford is a town in Tioga County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 1,000 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
- Tioga
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,043
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Richford
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · 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.
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Dryden Reads Like a Rail-Trail Town
Dryden gets a practical and visual spine from a rail trail that ties village, hamlet, and town edges together.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Tompkins Private Wells Start With Setbacks and a DEC-Registered Driller
Tompkins County’s private-well page gives siting guidance and says to use a DEC-registered well driller.
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Caroline's History Room Opens a Local Door
Caroline’s History Room and Old Town Hall restoration keep rural schoolhouse, records, genealogy, and civic memory in one local doorway.
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Shindagin Hollow Has Recreation Rules Beneath the Trail Reputation
Shindagin Hollow supports many uses, but DEC also notes target shooting is prohibited and primitive camping has distance rules.
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Shindagin Hollow Puts Caroline on a Big-Woods Map
Shindagin Hollow State Forest spans Caroline and Candor, giving the southern Tompkins edge a large public-forest identity.
Read this note ->Tioga County · History & Culture
Barton and Waverly Sit in a Railroad Border Valley
Barton reads as Southern Tier border country, with Waverly, Lockwood, river valleys, town roads, and rail-era village growth shaping the place.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $26–$32 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 $7,671–$9,732 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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