Tompkins County, New York property search
Search an address or an owner in Tompkins County, New York with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 35,369 lots are mapped here, covering 307,324 acres. 5,355 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Tompkins County received $819,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 93 recipients. 443 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $44,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 35,369
- Lots mapped
- 307,324
- Acres
- 5,355
- Institutional
Land use in Tompkins County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Tompkins County, New York| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 210 | 18,716 | 31,498 |
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| 220 | 2,539 | 2,821 |
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| 311 | 2,276 | 4,850 |
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| 242 | 1,533 | 44,827 |
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| 411 | 1,038 | 1,342 |
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| 322 | 960 | 32,284 |
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| 312 | 753 | 10,213 |
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| 270 | 739 | 6,529 |
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| 314 | 651 | 3,075 |
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| 281 | 412 | 4,663 |
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| 330 | 381 | 2,479 |
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| 241 | 359 | 20,299 |
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Largest landowners in Tompkins County
Largest landowners by acreage in Tompkins County, New York| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of New York Taxable | 334 | 18,386 |
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| Cornell University | 363 | 10,859 |
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| State of New York | 108 | 6,113 |
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| Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc | 53 | 3,032 |
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| Cotton Hanlon Inc | 38 | 2,931 |
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| County of Tompkins | 62 | 2,668 |
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| Bergen Farms Realty LLC | 33 | 2,384 |
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| Finger Lakes State Parks | 138 | 1,986 |
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| Crescent Crest Dairy LLC | 23 | 1,541 |
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| City of Ithaca | 159 | 1,333 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in New York
Federal farm payments in Tompkins County
- $819K
- Paid in 2025
- 93
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Tompkins County, New York, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $512K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $248K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $23K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $16K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $9K |
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| Dairy Margin Coverage | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Tompkins County
- 443
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Tompkins County, New York, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 291 |
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| Korea, Republic of | 100 |
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| Canada | 52 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Tompkins County, New York| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| I.S.A. BREEDERS, INC. (FRANCE) | 291 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Tompkins County
- 42
- Policies
- 6,525
- Insured acres
- $44K
- Claims paid
- 0.19
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Tompkins County, New York, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $43K |
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| Wheat | $1K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 393
- CRP acres, 2025
- 29
- Substations
- 115 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Tompkins County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.