Finger Lakes

Seneca County, New York

Seneca County is home to 33,814 people across 16 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country.

Population (2020): 33,814
Region: Finger Lakes
Places: 16

Tax snapshot County notes Places Statewide links

Property tax in Seneca County

About $16–$27 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 $4,816–$8,125 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 Seneca County

Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.

History & Culture

Waterloo's Memorial Day Story Belongs to the Whole Village

Waterloo's Memorial Day identity is strongest when told as a village-wide observance, official recognition, and continuing civic memory.

History & Culture

Waterloo's Hunt House Holds the Convention Spark

Waterloo's women's-rights identity is anchored by the Hunt House, where a July 1848 gathering helped launch the Seneca Falls convention.

History & Culture

Ovid's Three Bears Hold South Seneca Together

Ovid's Three Bears courthouse complex gives south Seneca County a village-park landmark with Greek Revival architecture and civic memory.

History & Culture

Where the women's rights movement began, in 1848

In July 1848, a landmark Women's Rights Convention met in a Seneca Falls chapel. You can stand in that room today at a National Park Service site.

History & Culture

Fayette Stretches Between Lakes and Canal Memory

Fayette's official site frames the town between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, with Cayuga-Seneca Canal and Military Tract roots.

Money & Taxes

Waterloo Tax Checks Start With County Rolls

Waterloo property questions should begin with Seneca County's current tax rolls, then move to the town assessor or collector when needed.

History & Culture

Junius once held the map that became several towns

Junius is a Seneca County town whose Military Tract story helps explain later town lines across the north county map.

History & Culture

Seneca Falls Still Turns Around Waterpower and Canal Memory

Beyond the famous rights story, Seneca Falls has a town identity shaped by falls, waterpower, and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal.

Home & Property

Seneca Falls Water Bills Have a Newer Online Path

Seneca Falls water and sewer customers should use the town's official payment page and note the Five Star Bank lockbox and no-cash rules.

Towns (10)

Seneca Falls · 9,027 Waterloo · 7,378 Fayette · 3,657 Romulus · 3,203 Ovid · 2,847 Covert · 2,163 Varick · 1,656 Lodi · 1,482 Junius · 1,388 Tyre · 1,013

Villages (4)

Waterloo · 4,810 Interlaken · 595 Ovid · 534 Lodi · 254

Hamlets (2)

Seneca Falls · 6,809 Romulus · 356

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.

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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