Central New York
Scott, New York
Scott is a town in Cortland County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 1,100 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
- Cortland
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 1,077
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Scott
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · The Outdoors
Moravia Has a Gorge Right in the Town Story
Fillmore Glen State Park gives Moravia a close-at-hand gorge, waterfall, camping, and creek story.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Cortland County Beacon Is a Parcel Starting Point
Cortland County's Beacon and Real Property pages help Homer and Cortlandville owners check parcel, assessment, sale, and property details before asking bigger questions.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Homer's Green Keeps the Town Readable
Homer's identity gathers along the Tioughnioga River, a 1791 settlement story, Main Street, and a village green ringed by historic buildings.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Otisco Reads Through a Smaller Finger Lake
Otisco Lake gives the Town of Otisco a distinct Finger Lakes identity on the southern edge of Onondaga County.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Tully Lake Sits on a Glacial Water Divide
Tully's local outdoors story is a kettlehole-lake landscape where ice fishing, aquifers, and a watershed divide meet.
Read this note ->Cortland County · Home & Property
Cortlandville Permits Start With the Building Code Office
Cortlandville owners should check the Building Code Department before residential, commercial, solar, accessory, or highway-adjacent work moves forward.
Read this note ->Cortland County · History & Culture
Cortland Runs Through Valleys, Rails, and Wickwire
Cortland's identity connects its seven-valley setting, railroad-era industry, and the long Wickwire manufacturing story.
Read this note ->Cortland County · Money & Taxes
Cortland County Tax Records Are Town-by-Town, Not One Single Bill Screen
Cortland County's online tax-record page separates county, city, and town tax links by municipality.
Read this note ->Cortland County · History & Culture
Marathon's Early Story Comes Up the Tioughnioga River
Marathon's official history begins with a family traveling by canoe up the Tioughnioga River in 1794.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $27–$27 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 $8,030–$8,030 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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