Southern Tier
Wayland, New York
Wayland is a village in Steuben County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 1,700 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
- Village
- County
- Steuben
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,680
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Wayland
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Wayland's Town Story Is a Northern Steuben Boundary Story
Wayland's historical source base points to an 1848 town formed from Cohocton and Dansville on northern Steuben's border.
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Dansville Carries a Health-Resort and Valley-Town Memory
Dansville's identity includes valley roads, older health-resort history, and a village center at Livingston County's south edge.
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Sparta is an old Livingston County town that kept getting carved smaller
Sparta's local texture comes from an 1789 town date, later boundary changes, hilly ground, Canaseraga Creek, and farm-country civic life.
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Cohocton Reads Like a Valley-and-Ridge Town
Cohocton's town history ties its old settlements, mills, and churches to the Conhocton River and the ridges around it.
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Springwater Saves Its Stories on Route 15
Springwater's historical society museum gives the town a hands-on way to read its hamlets, schools, families, and maps.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Livingston DMV Has Two Offices, But Not the Same Transaction Menu
Livingston County lists Geneseo and Dansville DMV offices, with appointments encouraged and some transaction limits by office and time.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
Hornellsville Still Carries the Older Hornell Name Story
Hornellsville's official history connects the town to George Hornell, early settlement, and the city name change to Hornell.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
The Corning Museum of Glass holds the world's most complete glass collection
Right here in Corning, the museum describes its glass collection as the most comprehensive on the planet — more than 50,000 pieces spanning 3,500 years, plus live glassmaking shows.
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Canisteo's Living Sign Turns a Name Into a Landscape
Canisteo's hillside Living Sign gives the town a rare local landmark planted in Scotch pine and school stewardship.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $15–$37 per $1,000 in Steuben 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 $4,508–$10,984 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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