Tax Information

2024-25 SCHOOL TAX INFORMATION
 

Tax bills are being mailed on or around around Tuesday, September 3rd.  If you need your bill sooner, you may print all your school tax bills (starting on or around Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024) at www.ongov.net/etax.  


School Tax bills will be mailed and you should be receiving them the first week of September.  If you have questions for the district's tax collector, Mrs. Cathy Hardman, you can call her directly at (315) 689-8500 x 5105.  If you pay a mortgage, your bank will likely pay your school tax on your behalf from your escrow account.  Contact your bank directly for questions, further details, and/or confirmation your bill is paid on time.
 
Print School Tax Bills and receipts at www.ongov.net/etax
 
Mail Payments:
Checks made payable to Jordan-Elbridge CSD
Jordan-Elbridge CSD
PO Box 1150
Jordan, NY  13080
 
Payments in person:
Lyons National Bank  (JORDAN BRANCH ONLY)
2 N Main St
Jordan, NY 13080
M-W 9A-3P, THUR 9A-4:30P
FRI 9A-6P

LYONS BANK IN JORDAN IS CLOSED ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS


 
Online Payments
Available starting on/around September 3, 2024
Payments can be made online at www.ongov.net/etax (note:  there is a service fee for this online payment option)
 
2024-2025 School Tax Penalty schedule:
 
09/03-10/02/2024                                       NO PENALTY 
10/03-10/31/24                                           2% Penalty (if first installment not paid by 10/2/24)
11/01-11/15/2024                                       5% Penalty
 

CAYUGA COUNTY  When & Where to Pay
 
SEPTEMBER 03-NOVEMBER 15, 2024
See payment information and Penalty schedule above.  Pay online or at Lyons Bank in Jordan, NY.
 
School taxes in full must be RECEIVED by 4:00 PM on NOVEMBER 15, 2024.  All school taxes not paid by NOVEMBER 15, 2024 will be re-levied on your 2025 County/Town tax bill (January).

 
 
ONONDAGA COUNTY   When & Where to Pay
 
SEPTEMBER 03 -OCTOBER 31, 2024
See payment information and Penalty schedule above.  Pay online or at Lyons Bank in Jordan, NY
 
NOVEMBER 01 - NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Mail checks to:
CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER
PO BOX 1004
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13201-1004
No in-person payments accepted between 11/1 through 11/15
 
Onondaga County Finance Department OFFICE HOURS 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (315) 435-2426 PAYMENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 01 -NOVEMBER 15, 2024
1. Please mail your payment.
2. If you choose to pay in person, your payment must be made at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 15th Floor, 421 Montgomery St., Syracuse, N.Y. between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM
3. Third party checks will not be accepted. 
 
School taxes must be RECEIVED in the Onondaga County Finance Department by 4:00 PM on NOVEMBER 15, 2024. All school taxes not paid by NOVEMBER 15, 2024 will be re-levied on your 2025 County/Town tax bill.



 
Address changes are made through your Town Assessors office.
 
Property assessment information is only obtained from Town Assessors Offices.  All property assessment questions must be directed to the Town Assessor's office of the property owner.  

The following towns associated with tax payments in the Jordan-Elbridge CSD are the Towns of Brutus, Sennett, Camillus, Elbridge, Lysander, Skaneateles, and Van Buren.
 
 
District property owners with questions about STAR credits:

The phone numbers below can assist you:
STAR credit:  518-457-2036
Property tax relief credit:  518-453-8416
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





Other notes and important information/details:

1. Tax bills will be sent to property owners at the end of August/first week in September by Onondaga County Department of Real Property. 
2. Bills can be paid on-time from any Onondaga or Cayuga County properties at Lyons National Bank (LNB) in Jordan, NY as detailed above. Property owners who pay a monthly mortgage can contact their mortgage company/bank for confirmation of tax payment(s). These institutions typically pay school taxes automatically from the property owner’s escrow account(s) without the property owner’s involvement.
3. Bills can be paid with a 2% late fee from any Onondaga or Cayuga County properties at LNB from 10/1 through 10/31. Totals will be printed on each property owner’s bill with the fee included.
4. LNB cannot accept any Onondaga County property tax payments after the close of business on 10/31. Property owners would send their payments directly to the Onondaga County Department of Real Property if paying after 10/31 (there is a 5% fee associated with all payments made after 10/31). The address to send Onondaga County payments will be printed on the tax payer’s bill.
5. LNB will accept Cayuga County property tax payments from 11/1 through 11/15 close of business with a 5% penalty. Bills will show this fee and include it in the totals if paying after 10/31. After 11/15, if a Cayuga County property owner is delinquent on a tax payment, they would need to contact the Cayuga County Tax department directly for further instructions. 
6. Both Onondaga and Cayuga counties will add school taxes due (with steep additional penalties) to the county property owner’s county/town tax bill(s) if the school tax remains unpaid after 11/15.
7. Jordan-Elbridge CSD does not accept tax payments at any school building, the district office, or the business office. All tax payments must be made online, via escrow, or at Lyons National Bank (Jordan, NY branch only) as described above.

Homeowner tax rebate credits

The Jordan-Elbridge CSD budget remained within the state’s tax cap limit.  As such, homeowners have been receiving homeowner tax rebate credits in the mail. Those who are eligible and haven’t received them to date can expect to receive them between the time that school tax bills are issued and the date that school tax payments are due.
 
For details, see Homeowner tax rebate credit, which includes frequently asked questions and a check amount lookup.
 
For homeowners who have questions:

• STAR questions: (518) 457-2036

• Homeowner tax rebate credit questions: (518) 453-8146