Southern Tier
Wayne, New York
Wayne is a town in Steuben County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 1,000 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
- Town
- County
- Steuben
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,009
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Wayne
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Hammondsport Keeps the Curtiss Aviation Story Local
Hammondsport's Keuka Lake identity includes Glenn Curtiss, early aviation, motorcycles, and a museum rooted in local invention.
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Orange is Schuyler County's forest-and-creek corner
The Town of Orange, in southwest Schuyler County, is framed by state forest, hardwoods, creeks, streams, wetlands, and a low-key Finger Lakes rural feel.
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Barrington reads by ridge, vineyard, forest, and Keuka water
Barrington's local texture comes from southern Yates County, Keuka Lake, rolling farmland, vineyards, hardwood forests, and a small-town scale.
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Prattsburgh Sits in an Older Upland Farm Pattern
Prattsburgh’s identity is quieter than the lake towns: upland roads, farms, and an early-settlement story in western Steuben County.
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Tyrone is lake country with a quiet town-government frame
Tyrone's local identity comes from Waneta and Lamoka Lakes, a northwestern Schuyler County position, and a town that prizes quiet natural resources.
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Reading looks over Seneca Lake from farm and forest country
Reading's town identity is tied to Seneca Lake, farm country, forest land, and a western Schuyler County setting.
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.
Read this note ->Steuben County · History & Culture
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
Roughly $15–$19 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 $4,508–$5,684 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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