Southern Tier
Candor, New York
Candor is a town in Tioga County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 5,100 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
- Tioga
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 5,149
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Candor
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Candor's Early Story Is Timber, Water, Mills, and a Name People Still Ask About
Candor's historical society frames the town through 1794 settlement, timber, water power, mills, farming, and local-history research.
Read this note ->This place · Money & Taxes
Tioga Assessment Rolls Are a May 1 Check for Candor Owners
Tioga County says tentative rolls are published each May 1 and should be reviewed for ownership, address, inventory, and assessment errors.
Read this note ->This place · Rules & Licenses
Candor Village Records and Code Contacts Are on the Government Page
Candor village users can route clerk, code, water, DPW, local-law, and meeting questions from the official government page.
Read this note ->This place · The Outdoors
Shindagin Hollow Has Recreation Rules Beneath the Trail Reputation
Shindagin Hollow supports many uses, but DEC also notes target shooting is prohibited and primitive camping has distance rules.
Read this note ->This place · The Outdoors
Shindagin Hollow Puts Caroline on a Big-Woods Map
Shindagin Hollow State Forest spans Caroline and Candor, giving the southern Tompkins edge a large public-forest identity.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Newark Valley Keeps Early Tioga County on the Farmstead
Newark Valley's local story gathers around Route 38, a rural village center, and the Bement-Billings Farmstead living-history site.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Owego Floodplain Work Needs the Local Permit Check
Owego floodplain work is a calm due-diligence item: confirm the jurisdiction and permit before starting construction or repair 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
Owego's Story Follows the Susquehanna Bend
Owego's town historian ties the place to the Susquehanna River, Hiawatha Island, old hamlet names, and a long-settled Tioga County landscape.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$29 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 $6,198–$8,569 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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Nearby places
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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