Western New York
Burns, New York
Burns is a town in Allegany County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 1,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Allegany
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 1,036
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Burns
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Hornellsville Still Carries the Older Hornell Name Story
Hornellsville's official history connects the town to George Hornell, early settlement, and the city name change to Hornell.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Stony Brook Gives Dansville a Gorge-Park Identity
Stony Brook State Park gives Dansville town a gorge, waterfall, camping, swimming, and trail identity in northern Steuben County.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Hornellsville Birth and Death Records Start Locally From 1885
Hornellsville's registrar page says birth and death records are available locally from 1885, with certified copies and limits for older records.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Canacadea Is a Working Woods With a Vista Road
DEC places Canacadea State Forest in Hornellsville and describes a lightly developed woods with a public access road, old lanes, and a scenic vista.
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Bully Hill Shows the CCC Side of Almond and Birdsall
Bully Hill State Forest ties Almond and Birdsall to CCC road work, pine-and-spruce plantations, Finger Lakes Trail blazes, and working state-forest management.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Canacadea Camping Starts With the 150-Foot Rule
Canacadea campers should know DEC's primitive-camping distance rule, three-night threshold, group-size permit trigger, and winter road caveat before going.
Read this note ->Allegany County · History & Culture
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.
Read this note ->Allegany County · History & Culture
Wellsville Still Shows Its Oil-Boom Bones
Wellsville's local texture connects Genesee River industry, oil-boom houses, the Sinclair refinery legacy, and emerging historic-district work.
Read this note ->Allegany County · History & Culture
Alfred's Clay, Glass, and Campus Craft
Alfred's place identity is unusually tied to ceramics, glass, art, engineering, and the long presence of Alfred University.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $36–$36 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 $10,690–$10,852 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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