Central New York
Albion, New York
Albion is a town in Oswego County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 2,000 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
- Oswego
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 2,009
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Albion
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Altmar Gives Albion a Salmon River Center
Albion's hamlet of Altmar gives the town a Salmon River anchor, with municipal offices nearby and DEC's fish hatchery just up the road.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Oswego County DMV Has Three Local Office Routes
Oswego County drivers should check the county DMV page before license or registration errands because local office routes and hours matter.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Parish Carries David Parish in the Name
Parish's name story and historian listing give the Oswego County town a clear local-memory handle.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Mexico's Old Footprint Was Much Wider Than the Town
Mexico's town historian gives the place a boundary-memory story: two incorporations and an early footprint reaching across what became several counties.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Richland Is Lake Ontario Shore and Salmon River Corridor
Richland's public sources frame the town through Lake Ontario's eastern shore, the Salmon River corridor, 1801 settlement, and Pulaski's river-power history.
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Richland Feels Like Salmon River Country
Richland's story comes from Lake Ontario's eastern shore, Pulaski, early settlement, and the Salmon River corridor.
Read this note ->Oswego County · Rules & Licenses
Scriba Nuclear Planning Is a Household Reference, Not a Panic Button
Scriba residents near Nine Mile Point should know the official county and state preparedness pages before a siren test or emergency notice raises questions.
Read this note ->Oswego County · History & Culture
Oswego Town Has Mary Walker's Bunker Hill Story
Oswego Town's civic memory includes Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, whose Bunker Hill Road roots tie the town to medicine, war service, and suffrage.
Read this note ->Oswego County · History & Culture
Constantia Is a North-Shore Oneida Lake Town
Constantia's official history frames the town through Oneida Lake, forests, water travel, and the corridor between Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $20–$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 $5,939–$7,160 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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