Central New York
Sandy Creek, New York
Sandy Creek is a town in Oswego County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 3,800 people as of the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Oswego
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 3,813
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Sandy Creek
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Sandy Creek Is a Snow, Fair, and Sandy Pond Place
Sandy Creek's village page ties local identity to Little Sandy Creek, nearby ponds, lake-effect snow, winter sports, and the county fair.
Read this note ->This place · Money & Taxes
Sandy Creek Tax Questions Need the Municipality and School District Sorted early
Oswego County's tax-record page warns that municipalities and school districts differ, so Sandy Creek owners should identify the bill type early.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Ellisburg Reaches Lake Ontario at Southwick Beach
Ellisburg's Lake Ontario edge includes Southwick Beach State Park and a sandy public shoreline.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Richland Is Lake Ontario Shore and Salmon River Corridor
Richland's public sources frame the town through Lake Ontario's eastern shore, the Salmon River corridor, 1801 settlement, and Pulaski's river-power history.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Richland Feels Like Salmon River Country
Richland's story comes from Lake Ontario's eastern shore, Pulaski, early settlement, and the Salmon River corridor.
Read this note ->Oswego County · Rules & Licenses
Scriba Nuclear Planning Is a Household Reference, Not a Panic Button
Scriba residents near Nine Mile Point should know the official county and state preparedness pages before a siren test or emergency notice raises questions.
Read this note ->Oswego County · History & Culture
Oswego Town Has Mary Walker's Bunker Hill Story
Oswego Town's civic memory includes Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, whose Bunker Hill Road roots tie the town to medicine, war service, and suffrage.
Read this note ->Oswego County · History & Culture
Constantia Is a North-Shore Oneida Lake Town
Constantia's official history frames the town through Oneida Lake, forests, water travel, and the corridor between Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario.
Read this note ->Oswego County · Home & Property
Oswego County Parcel Checks Start With Image Mate
Oswego County's Image Mate route helps buyers and owners start with official assessment records, tax maps, and property images.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$25 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 $6,461–$7,505 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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Nearby places
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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