Western New York
Cattaraugus, New York
Cattaraugus is an American Indian reservation in Erie County, in New York's Western New York region.
Off-reservation parcels nearby follow Erie County and town rules; on-reservation land has its own status. Niagara Falls, Buffalo, the Erie Canal, and the Concord-grape belt.
- Type
- Reservation
- County
- Erie
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 2,135
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Cattaraugus
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
North Collins Has Both a Town and Village Story
North Collins has a rural Erie County town story with a village layer inside it, which matters for offices, roads, taxes, and daily local life.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Perrysburg's name story is a western Cattaraugus clue
Perrysburg's local story reaches from early town formation to Commodore Perry, spelling changes, and a high western Cattaraugus landscape.
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Brant Keeps Local Memory in a Town Hall Room
Brant and Farnham keep local history close to home through a Town Hall historical room, old community photos, booklets, and public Monday visits.
Read this note ->Erie County · Home & Property
Erie Lead Checks Belong Before Older-Home Work
Erie County's LeadSAFE pages help families, landlords, and contractors ask the right lead questions before work starts.
Read this note ->Erie County · History & Culture
Kenmore Is Buffalo's Early Suburb
Kenmore's village identity grew from streetcar-era suburb building, incorporation, named roads, and a shared municipal building with Tonawanda.
Read this note ->Erie County · History & Culture
Depew Is Rails, Shops, and Transit Road
Depew's local identity straddles Lancaster and Cheektowaga while remembering the rail shops and industries that gave the village its name.
Read this note ->Erie County · Home & Property
Orchard Park Building and Tax Checks Start Early
Orchard Park owners should check town permit rules, zoning paths, tax-map details, and the online tax bill system before work or payment deadlines.
Read this note ->Erie County · Cars & Driving
Buffalo Fruit Belt Parking Permits Are Address-Specific
Buffalo's Fruit Belt residential parking permit depends on vehicle registration, neighborhood address, and posted block rules.
Read this note ->Erie County · History & Culture
The Soup Wings That Conquered the Super Bowl
One late night in 1964, Teressa Bellissimo fried up the chicken wings meant for her soup pot and tossed them in hot sauce — and the Buffalo wing was born at the Anchor Bar.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$28 per $1,000 in Erie County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $3,801–$8,277 a year before the STAR break. Reservation land has its own status; off-reservation parcels follow county and town rates.
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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Nearby places
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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