Southern Tier
Sidney, New York
Sidney is a town in Delaware County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 5,500 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
- Delaware
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 5,536
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Sidney
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Sidney's Story Starts Where Two Rivers Meet
Sidney's story runs from the Susquehanna-Unadilla confluence through turnpikes, railroads, Scintilla, and East Sidney Lake.
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Bainbridge Sends Its Canoes Down the Susquehanna
Bainbridge local identity runs through the Susquehanna River, the village green, Jericho-era history, and the General Clinton Canoe Regatta.
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Bainbridge Carries Jericho, Vermont Sufferers, and Small Industry
Bainbridge combines its Jericho name, Vermont Sufferers land story, rural manufacturing, and Memorial Day canoe tradition.
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Bainbridge Measures Memorial Day by the River
Bainbridge's General Clinton Canoe Regatta turns the upper Susquehanna into a civic calendar, race route, and village identity marker.
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Bainbridge Water and Code Questions Start at Village Offices
Bainbridge village residents should use the West Main Street office for clerk questions and DPW or code contacts for water and project issues.
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Franklin Reads Like a Creek, Hill, and Historic-House Town
Franklin's official town page ties the place to Ouleout Creek, Bartlett Hollow, Catskill foothills, historic buildings, and winding roads.
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Unadilla’s Town Page Reads Like a Clerk Counter and Meeting Board
Unadilla’s official town page gives clerk hours, board-meeting timing, court hours, assessor routing, and local notices in one civic view.
Read this note ->Delaware County · History & Culture
Walton's Theatre Is a Village Hall Comeback Story
Walton's theater history links village offices, a 1912 fire, local voting, movies, stage use, and restoration work that still shapes downtown.
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Delhi Property Checks Start With Village Hall and COMIT
Delhi village property questions should pair Village Hall basics with Delaware County tax mapping and COMIT parcel, wetland, and aerial layers.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $17–$23 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 $5,009–$7,038 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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