Adirondacks & North Country
Great Bend, New York
Great Bend is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Jefferson County, part of New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, with about 807 residents at the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Jefferson
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 807
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Great Bend
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Wilna's Black River Villages Sit on a Town Partly Lost to Fort Drum
Wilna's local historical account explains a town shaped by Carthage, Deferiet, Herrings, Natural Bridge, Black River settlement, and Fort Drum loss.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Le Ray Holds Estate Memory Beside Fort Drum
Le Ray's North Country identity blends Black River settlement, LeRay Mansion, agricultural town texture, and the Fort Drum edge.
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Carthage is a Black River village with a working-paper memory
Carthage’s official village route keeps paper-mill memory, Fort Drum-area geography, and active village services in one North Country frame.
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Wilna's Map Follows The Black River Around Carthage
Wilna's local identity is tied to Carthage, Deferiet, Black River geography, and a town formed across county-edge history.
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Champion’s civic map clusters around West Carthage
Champion’s official site is a reminder that town departments shape the quieter edge of the Carthage area.
Read this note ->Jefferson County · Money & Taxes
Watertown Water and Sewer Bills Have a Monthly Due-Day Habit
Watertown homeowners should know the water-sewer billing rhythm, online payment route, and penalty date before the bill sits too long.
Read this note ->Jefferson County · Cars & Driving
North Country Winter Travel Is a Check-Early Habit
Lake-effect snow, Adirondack elevation, and long rural gaps make winter travel manageable when drivers check forecasts and 511NY before leaving.
Read this note ->Jefferson County · The Outdoors
Ellisburg Reaches Lake Ontario at Southwick Beach
Ellisburg's Lake Ontario edge includes Southwick Beach State Park and a sandy public shoreline.
Read this note ->Jefferson County · Home & Property
Watertown and Brownville Property Questions Start With Jefferson County GIS
For Watertown town or Brownville property questions, Jefferson County's GIS and property-search tools are the practical starting point before calling local offices.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $9–$22 per $1,000 in Jefferson County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $2,618–$6,671 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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