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CAIRO TOWN AND COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES 2026

 

The Town of Cairo 2026 property taxes will be issued at the end of December 2025 and are payable without penalty by February 2, 2026

 

PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR 2026  

1.)  Pay at the Cairo branch of The Bank of Greene County during regular business hours. (January & February only)                                              

2.)  Pay at collector’s office at 512 Main Street in Cairo.   Office hours for January & February are 9 am to 3 pm.

3.)  Mail to: Town of Cairo Tax Collector, 512 Main Street, PO Box 319, Cairo, NY 12413.   

4.)  View, download and pay online: Use the E-payment service and pay with credit card, debit card or e-check (convenience fees will be assessed) by clicking on     the “View and/or Pay Your Taxes Here” link at the top of this page or by going to egov.basgov.com/cairo.                          

 PLEASE NOTE: Every credit card company charges vendors who accept their cards a fee for the privilege. Because we are a municipality,  by law we are NOT allowed to pay these fees.   If you wish to use the online payment system, convenience fees will be assessed as follows:

      VISA (credit); MasterCard & Discover (credit & debit):  2.45% per transaction (minimum fee $3.95)

      ATM/Network debit cards (PIN-debit only):  2.45% per transaction (minimum fee $3.95)

      VISA-consumer debit cards:  $3.95 per transaction

       Electronic checks/ACH:  $1.75 per transaction

Please keep these additional fees in mind when paying with this option.  

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Payments will be received without penalty until  Monday, February 2, 2026 or with a U.S. Postal Service Date Stamp of  February 2. 2026. Payments made after this date should include the appropriate penalty due; the amount can be found on your tax bill. Payments will be accepted through July 31, 2026.  After this date the tax payer should call the Greene County Treasurer’s office at 518-719-3530 for payment instructions.

A WORD ABOUT POSTMARKS: NYS Real Property Law states that we must respect the postmark on payments.  Therefore, when you pay your taxes near the end of a month PLEASE MAKE SURE the post office staff stamps the envelope in your presence which will guarantee the postmark.

New federal postmark rules (effective 12/24/25) formally confirm that mailbox deposits may not receive same-day postmarks, particularly for locations more than 50 miles from USPS regional hubs. The postmark date reflects when the mail is processed, not when it is dropped off, meaning that taxpayers using rural mailboxes could see 1-2 day delays before their payment is postmarked.
 Only hand-cancellation guarantees same-day postmarks. Taxpayers who need to ensure their payment bears a specific date must bring it to a USPS retail counter and request hand-cancellation. This has always been the only guaranteed method, but many taxpayers remain unaware of this requirement.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS regarding STAR, Senior and Veteran exemptions, or property assessment please contact the Sole Assessor, Janice Hull @ 518-622-3120 X252 or email her at [email protected]

IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED, please go to the “Change of Address Form” link at the top of the page and fill out your updated information.  This will then be forwarded to the Assessor’s office.

NEW OWNERS, please notify us ASAP with your mailing address so bills can be forwarded to you in a timely fashion.