School Property Tax Information

School Property Tax collection starts September 1. All school property tax bills are mailed out at the end of August to each home owner and to escrow companies. You can pay the full amount, due by September 30, or in two equal installments with the first half installment due by September 30, and the second half installment due by February 28. For more information or if you should have any questions, please visit the following for more details:

Property tax look-up website

Payment Info

School Tax Relief Program (STAR)

Property Tax Contact Info

If you have not received your tax bill by September 10, please contact the Tax Collector at (607) 758-4080 for a copy. If your taxes are in escrow, you can contact the escrow company to ensure that they have received the tax bill for processing. If your taxes are no longer in escrow, please contact the Tax Collector for a copy of your school tax bill to make a payment.

We are more than happy to provide a receipt of your paid school taxes upon request.

Property Tax Contact Info & FAQ

CECSD Tax Collector: Brayden Bushnell, (607) 758-4080

There appears to be an error on my school property tax bill. Who should I contact?
- If there appears to be an error of any kind on your bill, please notify your ASSESSOR immediately. Please note, the presence of errors and/or omissions will not prevent the charging of interest penalties after the initial due date.
I need to change the address on my school property tax bill. Who should I contact?
- Please let your ASSESSOR know of any address or name changes that need to be made to your property information. Property tax bills are generated in August only from files maintained by the respective town assessors. The School District Tax Collector cannot change the information in these files. Only the assessors can do this.
In the past, my school property taxes were paid through an escrow company. I no longer have an escrow account or have paid my mortgage off and want to make sure my tax bill is mailed to me. Who should I contact?
- You must contact the ASSESSOR'S OFFICE directly to remove any bank codes that may be attached to your property due to your previous escrow account. You will be responsible for paying any unpaid taxes if you have paid off your mortgage and/or your taxes are no longer in escrow. You can contact the Tax Collector at (607) 758-4080 to check to see if your taxes have been paid or not. Inquiries must be done prior to February 28 each year.

City of Cortland and Town of Virgil Assessor: (607) 749-3153; 31 N. Main St., Homer, NY 13077
Town of Cortlandville: (607) 756-7306; 3577 Terrace Rd., Cortland, NY 13045
Town of Harford: (607) 749-3473; 31 N. Main St., Homer, NY 13077
Town of Lapeer: (607) 849-6966; 40 W. Main St., Marathon, NY 13803
Town of Dryden: (607) 274-5517; 128 E. Buffalo St., Building C, Ithaca, NY 14850
Cortland County Treasurer’s Office: (607) 753-5070; 60 Central Ave., Rm 132, Cortland, NY 13045
City of Cortland Finance Office: (607) 756-7312; 25 Court St., Cortland, NY 13045
Tompkins County Treasury Manager: (607) 274-5542; 125 East Court St., 2nd Floor, Old Jail, Ithaca, NY 14850

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