Southern Tier
Van Etten, New York
Van Etten is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Chemung County, part of New York's Southern Tier region, with about 601 residents at the 2020 census.
Binghamton spiedies, Corning glass, and the wooded Pennsylvania border. Van Etten sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Chemung
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 601
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Van Etten
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · 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 ->Nearby · Home & Property
Barton Floodplain Work Needs a Permit Check Early
Barton owners near flood-prone land should treat maps and local flood-damage rules as an early project check, not a closing surprise.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Barton Permits Should Start With Code Enforcement
Barton owners should contact Code Enforcement before work begins, because the town says permits are required for all stages of work.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Spencer's Old Names Keep the Creek-and-Mill Story Visible
Spencer's story lives in Catatonk Creek, Drake Settlement, Pumpkin Hook, Spencer Springs, Milltown, Huggtown, and other old place names.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Cayuta is Schuyler County's small glacial-valley corner
Cayuta's county profile makes the town easy to picture through glacial valleys, two state routes, forests, and spread-out homes.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Tioga Property Taxes Start With the Local Collector
Tioga County says current property taxes are paid to the levying town, village, or school district, while county tools help with lookup.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Erin Reads Like Hills, Roads, and Park Station
Erin's town page and Park Station give this Chemung County town a simple outdoor identity of hills, quiet roads, camping, water, and woods.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Van Etten grew from Hall's Corners into a bark-and-rail place
Van Etten's local story runs through Hall's Corners, a log tavern, hemlock-bark extract works, and several railroad lines.
Read this note ->Chemung County · The Outdoors
Catlin State Forest Is a Quiet Old-Farm-Lane Walk
Catlin State Forest gives the town a low-key outdoor story of old farm lanes, woods, and a little extra walking.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $18–$40 per $1,000 in Chemung County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $5,260–$11,893 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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