Southern Tier
Ashland, New York
Ashland is a town in Chemung County, in New York's Southern Tier region, home to about 1,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Binghamton spiedies, Corning glass, and the wooded Pennsylvania border. Ashland sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Chemung
- Region
- Southern Tier
- Population (2020)
- 1,510
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Ashland
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Newtown Battlefield Gives Ashland a Hilltop Revolutionary Memory
Newtown Battlefield State Park gives Ashland a public hilltop memory tied to the Revolutionary War and the Chemung Valley landscape.
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Elmira Holds Twain's Study and Civil War Memory
Elmira's story blends Mark Twain's writing legacy with Woodlawn National Cemetery and a difficult Civil War chapter.
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Elmira Town is West Elmira streets, East Hill farms, and a river edge
The Town of Elmira's official description explains its split personality: residential West Elmira, East Hill farms, and a Chemung River edge.
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Horseheads Carries a Hard Name
Horseheads' local identity ties Chemung Valley movement, canal-era Fairport, and a Revolutionary War naming story that should be told carefully.
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Elmira Occupancy Paperwork Comes Before Use
Elmira's permit page says certificates of occupancy are required before occupancy for new residential and all commercial structures.
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Elmira College Gives the City a Women's Education Story
Elmira College adds a local institution tied to early rigorous college education for women.
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Southport Is Elmira's Pennsylvania Edge
Southport's identity starts with geography: southwest of Elmira, close to Pennsylvania, with neighborhoods, business areas, farms, and rural land.
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Elmira's Arnot Museum Gives the City a Civic Art Address
Elmira's local identity includes an old civic art institution alongside river, college, and Mark Twain memory.
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Horseheads Keeps a Hard March in Its Name
Horseheads' unusual name carries a difficult Revolutionary-era military story behind it.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$26 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 $6,397–$7,673 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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