Assessor

2025  TOWN OF CAIRO NOTICE OF COMPLETION  OF  FINAL   ASSESSMENT ROLL  filed July 1st, 2025

 

ASSESSOR:  Janice Hull

PO Box 132, 512 Main Street

Cairo NY  12413

Phone:  518-622-3120 ext 252

Email:  [email protected]

 

OFFICE HOURS:

Mon – Fri: 9AM – 3PM
CLOSED HOLIDAYS

 

NOTICE:  Office Staff (identified by Town of Cairo photo ID) are out in the field throughout the year to take photos, to collect/recollect or to review real property data inventory to maintain accurate property records

 

***PLEASE NOTE***  

MARCH 1st of each year is taxable status date DEADLINE for applying for property exemptions: veterans, agricultural, non-profit, low income senior citizen &/or low income disability, solar, business, forest and renewal exemptions

QUALIFICATIONS for SENIOR CITIZEN EXEMPTION:

  • Must be 65 years old
  • Must be your primary residence
  • Must meet GROSS income requirement of $45399.99 or lower (NOT AGI – Adjusted Gross Income) for 2024 income tax year
  • Must submit by March 1st 2026 deadline:
    • RP467 application completed/signed to assessor’s office along with driver(s) license(s) & both 2024 Federal AND 2024 NYS returns and requires filing yearly renewals
    • DOWNLOAD RP-467

 

Copy of  your TAX BILL:

  • Go to: townofcairony.gov
  • Click: Departments
  • Click: Tax Collector
  • Access property &/or school tax bills on-line
  • Click: link for property bill
  • Click: link for school bill

 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS:

Click Important Links:  Change of Address Form

**Please include tax map number(s) and property street number and street name and contact phone/email info

Board of Assessment Review Position Term Length
Christine Heath Member September 30, 2028
Heather Marcolina Member September 30, 2026
Mary Savoia Chairperson September 30, 2027

STAR (School Tax Relief):
If you own residential property and it is your primary residence you may be entitled to school tax relief thru New York State STAR CREDIT and must REGISTER with NYS online tax.ny.gov  or call 518-457-2036

If you are currently receiving a Star Exemption savings off your school tax bill you can re-register “MAKE THE SWITCH”  with NYS Tax & Finance online or via phone to receive more STAR saving monies

STAR Registration available ONLY thru NYS Dept Taxation & Finance

DO NOT FILE AN APPLICATION FOR THE STAR “EXEMPTION” WITH YOUR ASSESSOR AS  STAR EXEMPTIONS ARE NO LONGER GRANTED

STAR (SCHOOL TAX RELIEF) IS NOW PROVIDED ONLY TO APPLICANTS THRU THE STAR CREDIT

 

 

Did you know facts.

Did you know...

Tourism has been Cairo’s largest industry since the 1800’s. It was one of the first towns in the area to develop ski slopes and trails. Many of the regular visitors have made the conversion to seasonal or permanent residents.

The Cairo Railroad provided freight transportation to the industries in town starting in 1884. Early cargo consisted of locally mined bluestone, and hay and fruit from the local farms. In 1894 the Catskill Shale Brick Company became the railroads primary customer until the plant closed in 1914. The lack of steady freight and the increasing improvements to the local highways resulted in the termination of service at the end of the 1918 tourist season.

(Paraphrased from: https://cairochamberofcommerce.weebly.com/.)