Finger Lakes
Canandaigua, New York
Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 10,500 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
- City
- County
- Ontario
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 10,576
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Canandaigua
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Canandaigua Holds Treaty Memory and Garden Views
Canandaigua's story connects the 1794 Pickering Treaty, lake-country civic planning, City Pier, and Sonnenberg Gardens.
Read this note ->This place · Money & Taxes
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.
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Canandaigua's Boathouse Rules Show a Carefully Kept Lakefront
Canandaigua's boathouse rules and preservation context show how the city keeps its lakefront beautiful, public-minded, and recognizable.
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Ontario DMV Has Walk-In Hours, But Some Transactions Have Cutoffs
Ontario County’s DMV page says walk-ins are accepted but lists testing windows and no late Real ID, Enhanced, or reciprocity transactions.
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Ontario DMV Visits Go Better With the Document Guide Open
Ontario County’s Motor Vehicles Bureau tells visitors to complete all documents and required information before coming to the counter.
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Ontario Boat and Snowmobile Registrations Need Ownership, ID, and Tax Forms
Ontario County’s vehicle-registration page explains packet basics for motorized boats and snowmobiles before a DMV visit.
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Gorham Is the Bandstand of the Finger Lakes With an Older Easton Past
Gorham's town pages connect its Canandaigua Lake edge, 1790s formation, name changes, and Bandstand of the Finger Lakes identity.
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Farmington's Quaker Crossroads Still Carry Reform Memory
Farmington's Quaker meetinghouse ties local settlement, reform movements, and crossroads geography into one civic memory.
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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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$24 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 $6,228–$7,137 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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