Finger Lakes
Clarkson, New York
Clarkson is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Monroe County, part of New York's Finger Lakes region, with about 4,700 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
- Monroe
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 4,694
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Clarkson
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Holley's Canal Story Runs Through Public Square
Holley ties its Erie Canal origin to Public Square, Canal Park, a lift bridge, and trails down to the village waterfall.
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Brockport's Canal Village Identity Still Matters
Brockport's canal-village identity still shows in Main Street, the canalfront, volunteer heritage work, the Welcome Center, and local government.
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Ogden Meets the Canal at Spencerport
Ogden's west Monroe County story ties farm roads, Spencerport canal village, lift bridges, and local museum memory.
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Parma Meets at the Corners
Parma Corners gives Parma a stage-road identity of taverns, stores, museum memory, and ridge travel.
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Sweden Turns Toward Brockport's Canal
Sweden's canal-side identity runs through Brockport's village layout, Erie Canal frontage, and market-town history.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Hamlin's Shoreline Color Starts at the State Park
Hamlin Beach State Park gives the town a Lake Ontario identity built around shore, campsites, trails, and migratory-bird habitat.
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Hilton Is a Village Layer Inside Parma Country
Hilton's village story runs through local services, Main Street memory, firehouse traditions, and a distinct office route inside northwest Monroe County.
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Holley Keeps Its Canal Bones in the Village Square
Holley reads like a canal village because the Erie Canal, railroad, sandstone buildings, village square, and falls still sit close together.
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Clarkson's Old Town Hall Keeps Ridge Road Civic Memory Visible
Clarkson's official site turns its late-1800s town hall at Ridge and Lake Roads into a concrete civic landmark.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $19–$32 per $1,000 in Monroe 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 $5,644–$9,582 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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