Finger Lakes
Barre, New York
Barre is a town in Orleans County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 1,800 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Orleans
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 1,843
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Barre
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Barre Tells Its Story in Country Roads and a Short Name
Barre's official town story is plain but memorable: founded in 1818, named for an early settler's birthplace, and tied to Orleans County's southern edge.
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Medina Is Cut from Sandstone and Canal Trade
Medina's identity is built from Erie Canal movement, Orleans County quarries, red-brown sandstone buildings, lift-bridge country, and a durable preservation story.
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Albion's Cemetery Tower Holds County Grief in Stone
Albion's Mount Albion Cemetery gives Orleans County a dramatic Civil War memorial, rural cemetery landscape, and Medina sandstone landmark.
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Albion Building Work Can Trigger Town and County Review
Albion projects should check town building-permit rules and Orleans County Planning Board referral triggers before assuming a local approval is enough.
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Albion Property Checks Start at Orleans County
Albion property owners should use Orleans County real property, local assessor, and tax-bill pages before assuming the town handles every tax question.
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Clarendon Gives Orleans County a Sandstone-and-Quarry Frame
Clarendon's town route and Orleans County sandstone memory give the place a local frame of hamlets, quarries, cemetery care, and town records.
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Gaines ties Albion-area history to a town map
Gaines has its own town layer around Albion-area roads, older settlement names, and Orleans County history.
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Albion's Square Tells a Canal-and-Sandstone Story
Albion's Courthouse Square links county government, Medina sandstone buildings, Erie Canal growth, and a compact historic village core.
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Shelby Shares Its Civic Map With Medina and Orleans County Farm Country
Shelby's rural town story runs through Orleans County farm roads and a shared civic edge with Medina.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $26–$33 per $1,000
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $7,874–$9,894 a year before the STAR break.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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