Finger Lakes
Orleans County, New York
Orleans County is home to 40,343 people across 14 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country.
- Population (2020)
- 40,343
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Places
- 14
Property tax in Orleans County
About $21–$33 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 $6,197–$9,894 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 Orleans County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
History & Culture
Medina Is Cut from Sandstone and Canal Trade
Medina's identity is built from Erie Canal movement, Orleans County quarries, red-brown sandstone buildings, lift-bridge country, and a durable preservation story.
History & Culture
Albion's Cemetery Tower Holds County Grief in Stone
Albion's Mount Albion Cemetery gives Orleans County a dramatic Civil War memorial, rural cemetery landscape, and Medina sandstone landmark.
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.
Home & Property
Albion Building Work Can Trigger Town and County Review
Albion projects should check town building-permit rules and Orleans County Planning Board referral triggers before assuming a local approval is enough.
Home & Property
Orleans County Property Checks Start With Real Property and Tax Bills
For an Orleans County parcel, start with Real Property for maps and rolls, then use the county tax-bill page for payment-cycle questions.
Money & Taxes
Albion Property Checks Start at Orleans County
Albion property owners should use Orleans County real property, local assessor, and tax-bill pages before assuming the town handles every tax question.
History & Culture
Clarendon Gives Orleans County a Sandstone-and-Quarry Frame
Clarendon's town route and Orleans County sandstone memory give the place a local frame of hamlets, quarries, cemetery care, and town records.
History & Culture
Gaines ties Albion-area history to a town map
Gaines has its own town layer around Albion-area roads, older settlement names, and Orleans County history.
History & Culture
Albion's Square Tells a Canal-and-Sandstone Story
Albion's Courthouse Square links county government, Medina sandstone buildings, Erie Canal growth, and a compact historic village core.
Towns (10)
Villages (4)
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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