Tax Information
Cayuga County mailed district tax bills on Tuesday, September 7th. You should receive your property tax bill(s) this week.
Additionally, the county reports an error where some school tax bills were mailed directly to homeowners with escrow accounts. Please be advised, if you are a homeowner with an escrow account, your tax bill was provided to your bank and it will be paid by them. No further action is required on your part if you have a mortgage escrow.
See more information at the Cayuga County website: https://www.cayugacounty.us/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=2021-School-Tax-Bill-Error-46
The 2021-22 school taxes will be mailed at the end of August/beginning of September.
- First installment is due 10/1/21 (pay in full to avoid penalty charges shown below)
- Second installment is due 11/1/21 (a 2% penalty is added to your amount due; see bill for total)
- All tax payments are due 11/15/21 (a 5% penalty is added if you do not pay your bil by 11/2/21)
- For Onondaga County properties only: Any payments made on or after 11/2/2021 must be mailed directly to the office of Onondaga County Real Property. They can not be accepted at Lyons Bank, Jordan, NY or at the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District.
- No taxes received or postmarked after Monday, November 15, 2021, shall be accepted by the school tax collector.
Details on where to send your tax payment(s):
You can mail your payment to the address listed on the bill:
Jordan-Elbridge Central School District
Business Office - Catherine Hardman (Tax)
9 North Chappell Street
Jordan, NY 13080
The school taxes will also be collected at the following locations:
| Property Location | Dates | Collection Location |
| Cayuga County | 09/02/21 – 11/15/21 | Lyons Bank, Jordan, NY |
| Onondaga County | 09/02/21 – 11/01/21 | Lyons Bank, Jordan, NY |
| Onondaga County | 11/02/21 – 11/15/21 | Onondaga County Real Property |
Please note the location of the property on which you are paying school tax detailed in the table above.
For more information, contact:
- Catherine Hardman, Tax Collector. 315-689-8500 x 5105
Look up tax bill information
Specific Details
On August 18, 2021, the Board of Education of the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District set and fix the equalized school tax rates for the 2021-2022 by towns and confirm the extension of said taxes as they appear on the tax rolls for the following described townships:
| Town |
Taxable Assessed before STAR | Equalization Rate |
Tax Rate Per $1,000 |
Tax Levy Per Town before STAR |
| Brutus | 24,935,785 | 0.9000 | 24.880056 | 620,403.72 |
| Sennett | 20,781,076 | 0.9000 | 24.880056 | 517,034.33 |
| Camillus | 17,410,668 | 1.0000 | 22.335364 | 388,873.60 |
| Elbridge | 357,753,856 | 0.9500 | 23.562580 | 8,429,603.99 |
| Lysander | 36,408,027 | 1.0000 | 22.392050 | 815,250.37 |
| Skaneateles | 29,089,292 | 0.8500 | 26.343589 | 766,316.35 |
| VanBuren | 42,691,764 | 1.0000 | 22.392050 | 955,956.12 |
| TOTAL | $529,060,468 | $12,497,287.00* |
The school tax warrant of the Board of Education, Duly signed, shall be affixed to the 2021-2022 school tax rolls authorizing the collection of said school taxes beginning on Thursday, September 2, 2021, with an effective period of said school tax warrant of 76 days, at the expiration of which the school tax collector shall make an accounting, in writing, to the Clerk of the Board of Education of the amount of paid and unpaid school taxes.
Catherine Hardman, School Tax Collector for the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, be and hereby is authorized to give legal notice and to start collection of school taxes, beginning September 2, 2021, in accordance with provisions of law, and to give notice that school tax collection will conclude on Monday, November 15, 2021, and to collect total school taxes in the amount of $12,497,287, as set by the school tax warrant.
The first installment or total tax due by Friday, October 1, 2021 without penalty, and that delinquent school tax penalties shall be fixed as follows:
2% penalty for payments received from October 2, 2021 through November 1, 2021
5% penalty for payments received from November 2, 2021 through November 15, 2021
The school taxes will be collected at the following locations:
| Property Location | Dates | Collection Location |
| Cayuga County | 09/02/21 – 11/15/21 | Lyons Bank, Jordan, NY |
| Onondaga County | 09/02/21 – 11/01/21 | Lyons Bank, Jordan, NY |
| Onondaga County | 11/02/21 – 11/15/21 | Onondaga County Real Property |
For Onondaga County properties only: Any payments made on or after 11/2/2021 must be mailed directly to the office of Onondaga County Real Property. They can not be accepted at Lyons Bank, Jordan, NY or at the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District.
No taxes received or postmarked after Monday, November 15, 2021, shall be accepted by the school tax collector.