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Madison County
Madison County
Madison County is in central New York between Syracuse and Utica, anchored by Wampsville (county seat) and Oneida (largest city). The economy mixes Colgate University (Hamilton), Cazenovia College legacy / private education, dairy farming, the Turning Stone Resort & Casino (Oneida Indian Nation), and manufacturing. The County Clerk (Michael Keville) operates from Wampsville.
Property in Madison
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Madison.
Madison is an affordable Central NY market with college-town and tribal-economy demand.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior, veteran, and agricultural exemptions apply.
- Property tax cycle: school bills September; county/town bills January.
- Equalization rates vary by town.
- Tax-foreclosure redemption under RPTL Article 11 (two-year window).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- Watch for Oneida Nation territory boundary issues and 2024 Hamilton flooding FEMA zones.
Investing in Madison.
Madison offers low entry prices, Colgate / Cazenovia rental demand, and steady rural land plays.
- Tax-foreclosure auctions run by the County Treasurer (annual).
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held at the Madison County Courthouse.
- Land records search via Madison County Clerk records.
- Real Property parcel lookup at madisoncounty.ny.gov.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens.
- Watch for tribal jurisdiction, agricultural assessments, and Chittenango / Cazenovia historic districts.
After a Madison foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Madison uses New York's judicial foreclosure process and runs in rem tax foreclosure under RPTL Article 11.
- Mortgage foreclosures filed in Supreme Court, 6th Judicial District.
- Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale executed by court-appointed Referee.
- Surplus money proceedings under RPAPL § 1361.
- County Treasurer holds annual tax-foreclosure auction.
- Post-Tyler v. Hennepin reforms require return of tax-foreclosure surplus to former owner.
- Notices published in the Oneida Daily Dispatch.
Courts and records in Madison.
- Madison County Courthouse — North Court Street, Wampsville, NY 13163 — 6th Judicial District
- County Office Building — 138 N Court Street, Wampsville (County Clerk)
- Supreme Court & County Court — Madison County Courthouse
- Family Court — 138 N Court Street, Wampsville
- Surrogate's Court — 138 N Court Street, Wampsville
- 6th Judicial District (Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins)
- Appellate Division, 3rd Department — Justice Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- County Clerk — Michael Keville — 138 N Court Street, P.O. Box 668 — (315) 366-2261 — madisoncounty.ny.gov
- Real Property Tax Services — 138 N Court Street — (315) 366-2348
- County Treasurer — 138 N Court Street — (315) 366-2371
- Sheriff — 138 N Court Street, Wampsville — (315) 366-2318