Western New York
Scio, New York
Scio is a town in Allegany County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 1,600 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
- Allegany
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 1,614
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Scio
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Wellsville Still Shows Its Oil-Boom Bones
Wellsville's local texture connects Genesee River industry, oil-boom houses, the Sinclair refinery legacy, and emerging historic-district work.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Wellsville Code and Tax Questions Depend on the Line
Wellsville residents should check whether a question belongs to town offices, village code enforcement, assessor, clerk, or tax collector before assuming one desk handles it.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Friendship Grew Along Van Campen Creek
Friendship's official pages connect its peaceful name to old conflicts, Van Campen Creek, early mills, taverns, and valley roads.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Allegany DMV testing has an earlier CDL clock
Allegany County DMV customers should separate Belmont office hours, CDL testing hours, and other testing hours before leaving home.
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Belmont's county-seat story was not settled in one vote
Belmont's village story runs through Philipsburg, the Genesee River, the Erie Railroad, a county-seat fight, and courthouse memory.
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Amity carries Belmont and county-seat context into local life
Amity surrounds Belmont, so town life and Allegany County government sit close together around I-86, local boards, courts, records, and service offices.
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Belmont Errands Split Between Village Hall and County Offices
Belmont residents should separate village clerk, water, and street questions from Allegany County offices around the county-seat complex.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Allegany food vendors should not treat the event permit as last-minute
Allegany County food vendors should build the Health Department permit, event date, menu, and payment route into the plan early.
Read this note ->Allegany County · History & Culture
Angelica's Park Circle makes the village readable
Angelica's octagonal green, old courthouse, fairgrounds, roque court, and antique-shop village center make local history unusually visible.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $31–$33 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 $9,342–$9,803 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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