Western New York
Belfast, New York
Belfast is a town in Allegany County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 1,600 people as of the 2020 census.
Niagara Falls, Buffalo, the Erie Canal, and the Concord-grape belt. Belfast sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Allegany
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 1,637
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Belfast
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Belfast went through a handful of names before it settled down
Belfast's place story includes early settlement, old names, river work, and a final name borrowed from Ireland.
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Angelica's Park Circle makes the village readable
Angelica's octagonal green, old courthouse, fairgrounds, roque court, and antique-shop village center make local history unusually visible.
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Cuba Has Cheese, Canal Water, and Ice
Cuba's local story ties cheese aging, Cuba Lake, and the Genesee Valley Canal into a compact Allegany County identity.
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Friendship Grew Along Van Campen Creek
Friendship's official pages connect its peaceful name to old conflicts, Van Campen Creek, early mills, taverns, and valley roads.
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Allegany DMV testing has an earlier CDL clock
Allegany County DMV customers should separate Belmont office hours, CDL testing hours, and other testing hours before leaving home.
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Belmont's county-seat story was not settled in one vote
Belmont's village story runs through Philipsburg, the Genesee River, the Erie Railroad, a county-seat fight, and courthouse memory.
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Amity carries Belmont and county-seat context into local life
Amity surrounds Belmont, so town life and Allegany County government sit close together around I-86, local boards, courts, records, and service offices.
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Caneadea Carries Genesee River History in Its Name
Caneadea’s Genesee River identity reaches back to Seneca place names, the Caneadea Reservation, and a town history that keeps the valley central.
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Belmont Errands Split Between Village Hall and County Offices
Belmont residents should separate village clerk, water, and street questions from Allegany County offices around the county-seat complex.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $30–$37 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 $8,908–$11,037 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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