Southern Tier
Veteran, New York
Veteran is a town in Chemung County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 3,400 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
- Chemung
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 3,355
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Veteran
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · Money & Taxes
Chemung Property Questions Start With Maps, Assessors, and Assessment Information
Chemung County Real Property Tax Services maintains parcel maps, supports assessors, and provides assessment and real-property information access.
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Chemung Tax Search Can Show Delinquent County-Town Taxes, But Payment Still Goes to Treasurer
Chemung County says delinquent county-town taxes are viewable online, while delinquent payments must be made directly to the Treasurer’s Office.
Read this note ->This place · Rules & Licenses
Veteran News Notices Help With Town Hall and Planning Updates
Veteran’s official notices page posts town hall closures, planning-board needs, comprehensive-plan updates, and highway hiring notices.
Read this note ->This place · History & Culture
Veteran’s Name Keeps a Revolutionary War Memory in Plain Sight
Veteran’s official homepage says the Chemung County town was founded in 1823 and named for Revolutionary War soldiers.
Read this note ->Nearby · 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 ->Nearby · History & Culture
Horseheads Carries a Hard Name
Horseheads' local identity ties Chemung Valley movement, canal-era Fairport, and a Revolutionary War naming story that should be told carefully.
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.
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Odessa Is the Small Gateway Before the Gorge and the Lakes
Odessa's identity comes from a small Schuyler County crossroads between Catharine, Montour, Watkins Glen, Hector wine roads, and Catharine Creek country.
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Horseheads Keeps a Hard March in Its Name
Horseheads' unusual name carries a difficult Revolutionary-era military story behind it.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $18–$24 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 $5,302–$7,231 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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