What is an Assessment?
What is an Assessment?
- An assessment is the price that could be reasonably paid to purchase a property.
Assessments are made by a professional staff of 8 Real Property Appraisers. Tompkins County is a county-wide assessing unit meaning that our office values all real property for all 16 municipalities in the county.
Municipalities in Tompkins County 
- City of Ithaca
- Town of Caroline
- Town of Danby
- Village of Dryden
- Village of Freeville
- Town of Dryden
- Town of Enfield
- Village of Groton
- Town of Groton
- Village of Cayuga Heights
- Town of Ithaca
- Village of Lansing
- Town of Lansing
- Town of Newfield
- Village of Trumansburg
- Town of Ulysses
What factors might affect your assessment?
The Real Estate Market
Improvements or demolitions of the property
Location of the property
Assessment Roll and Tax Roll Schedule
| Tax District |
Taxable Status Date |
Tentative Roll Filed |
Last Day for Taxpayer Complaint |
Final Roll Filed |
Taxes Levied for |
Taxes Billed |
| City |
March 1 |
May 1 |
4th Tuesday of May |
July 1 |
Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
1st Installment: Jan 1
2nd Installment: June 1
|
| Towns |
March 1 |
May 1 |
4th Tuesday of May |
July 1 |
Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Jan 1 |
| Villages |
March 1 |
May 1 |
4th Tuesday of May |
July 1 |
June 1 - May 31 |
June 1 |
| Schools |
March 1 |
May 1 |
4th Tuesday of May |
July 1 |
July 1 - June 30 |
Ithaca School - October 1
All others - September 1
|
| County |
March 1 |
May 1 |
4th Tuesday of May |
July 1 |
Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Jan 1 |
Property Owner please note....
Failure of the collector to mail or the owner to receive a tax bill "shall not in any way affect the validity of taxes or interest prescribed by law--" (Sec. 922 (3) RPTL)
To ensure that you receive your real property tax bill during the interest free period, please be sure the mailing address is updated with the Department of Assessment.