Finger Lakes
Bristol, New York
Bristol is a town in Ontario County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 2,300 people as of the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Ontario
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 2,284
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Bristol
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Bristol's Hills Keep the Old Meeting-Place Feeling
Bristol's town history gives the hill town a meeting-place story rooted in early families, churches, and school consolidation.
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Canandaigua Holds Treaty Memory and Garden Views
Canandaigua's story connects the 1794 Pickering Treaty, lake-country civic planning, City Pier, and Sonnenberg Gardens.
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Richmond Shares Its Front Yard With Honeoye Lake
Richmond's Finger Lakes identity is practical lake country: Honeoye views, shallow water, nearshore weeds, and recurring management questions.
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Canandaigua town reads as lake country with older civic roots
The town around Canandaigua Lake has its own civic story, with local history reaching back to a 1791 town formation.
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South Bristol's Gannett Hill Makes Ontario County Feel Like High Country
Ontario County Park at Gannett Hill gives South Bristol high-elevation Finger Lakes texture through Bristol Hills views, woods, and county-park history.
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Canandaigua Town Transfer Station Rules Are Residency-Early
Canandaigua town residents using the recycling-transfer facility should check residency limits, permit requirements, posted hours, and residential-use restrictions early.
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Harriet Hollister Spencer Gives Canadice a Ridge-Top Recreation Identity
Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area gives Canadice high Finger Lakes texture through ridge trails, winter sports, and lake-region views.
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West Bloomfield's older story follows Honeoye Creek and Routes 5 and 20
West Bloomfield's story runs through Seneca fields, Honeoye Creek, early schools and churches, and the Routes 5 and 20 corridor.
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Canandaigua online payments have a city route
Canandaigua residents can use the city payment portal and department page as the official start for local payment questions.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $20–$25 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 $5,916–$7,353 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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