Finger Lakes
Genesee County, New York
Genesee County is home to 58,388 people across 23 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country.
- Population (2020)
- 58,388
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Places
- 23
Property tax in Genesee County
About $20–$36 per $1,000 of market value
Combined full-value rates (county + town/city + school) across the county, FY2025. On a $300,000 home that's roughly $5,906–$10,683 a year before STAR. The exact rate depends on the town, school district, and village. A planning estimate, not a bill.
Almanac Notes
More about Genesee County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
History & Culture
Le Roy Has JELL-O and a Serious History Shelf
Le Roy's identity starts with JELL-O, then widens into the historical society, LeRoy House, Ingham University, and local industries.
Money & Taxes
Genesee County Bed Tax Starts Before Guests Arrive
Genesee County lodging operators should check the county bed-tax registration path before assuming a booking platform handles everything.
History & Culture
Bergen grew from a hacked road, a railroad, and a rebuild
Bergen's village history runs from a rough Northwoods road to railroad settlement, fires, brick rules, and iron storefronts.
History & Culture
Stafford Keeps Its Pottery Story Beside Town Hall
Stafford's museum gives the town a friendly local-history stop, with Morganville Pottery as a memorable piece of the story.
History & Culture
Batavia Town Is the Hamlets Around the Land-Office City
The Town of Batavia's own history turns the area outside the city into a set of hamlets shaped by mills, roads, rail, and the old land-office geography.
History & Culture
Batavia Starts With Creek, Trail, and Land Office
Batavia's identity links Tonawanda Creek, Indigenous trail routes, Joseph Ellicott, and the Holland Land Office building.
History & Culture
Batavia Still Reads Like the Holland Land Office City
Batavia's civic identity is tied to the Holland Land Office and the land-company geography that shaped western New York.
History & Culture
Batavia's State School for the Blind Is a Civic Anchor
Batavia's local identity includes the New York State School for the Blind, an institution tied to civic giving and education history.
Money & Taxes
Genesee Tax Payment Checks Start With Treasurer Data
Genesee taxpayers can use county tax inquiry tools and Treasurer contact details before dealing with late or foreclosed tax issues.
Cities (1)
Towns (13)
Villages (7)
Hamlets (1)
Reservations (1)
Statewide starting points
County, assessor, STAR, and environment lookups
Start with the state county directory, then use ORPTS for assessor, equalization-rate, and municipal profile data. Exact local offices and deadlines still come from the county, city, town, village, or borough office.
- NY.Gov county directory
- ORPTS Municipal Data Portal — assessors & rates
- STAR property-tax break
- DECinfo Locator
Use this carefully: County pages here are orientation pages. Current forms, deadlines, local offices, and parcel-specific details come from the responsible office.
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.
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