Western New York
Cheektowaga, New York
Cheektowaga is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Erie County, part of New York's Western New York region, with about 77,000 residents at 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
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Erie
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 76,829
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Cheektowaga
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · 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 ->Nearby · 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 ->Nearby · 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 ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Buffalo Taxes Come in More Than One Envelope
Buffalo property owners have city tax, county tax, sewer rent, water, and user-fee dates that do not all land at the same time.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
West Seneca Still Carries the Ebenezer Story
West Seneca's local story carries Seneca place-name context, Buffalo Creek Reservation history, and the Ebenezer Society's communal hamlets.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Buffalo Parking Tickets Have Separate Pay and Hearing Doors
Buffalo drivers should separate parking ticket payment from hearing requests, especially if a ticket is under the hearing-age limit.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Olmsted's Park System Runs Through Buffalo
Frederick Law Olmsted designed Buffalo a connected web of parks and parkways in the 1860s, with 350-acre Delaware Park as a free centerpiece.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Cheektowaga Keeps Creek History Beside Reinstein Woods
Cheektowaga's identity connects a name origin, Cayuga Creek settlement memory, and Reinstein Woods within suburban Erie County.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Buffalo Rental Owners Have Registration and Lead Checks
Buffalo rental owners should know when rental registration, inspections, and lead-hazard rules apply to their units.
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. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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