Finger Lakes
Crystal Beach, New York
Crystal Beach is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Ontario County, part of New York's Finger Lakes region, with about 627 residents at the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Crystal Beach sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Ontario
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 627
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Crystal Beach
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Gorham Is the Bandstand of the Finger Lakes With an Older Easton Past
Gorham's town pages connect its Canandaigua Lake edge, 1790s formation, name changes, and Bandstand of the Finger Lakes identity.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Canandaigua Holds Treaty Memory and Garden Views
Canandaigua's story connects the 1794 Pickering Treaty, lake-country civic planning, City Pier, and Sonnenberg Gardens.
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Canandaigua town reads as lake country with older civic roots
The town around Canandaigua Lake has its own civic story, with local history reaching back to a 1791 town formation.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Canandaigua Town Transfer Station Rules Are Residency-Early
Canandaigua town residents using the recycling-transfer facility should check residency limits, permit requirements, posted hours, and residential-use restrictions early.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Gorham Tax Bills Have a Town Collector Window Before County Follow-Up
Gorham's tax collector mails and collects town/county bills January through March and points residents to online payment and local contact.
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Potter Carries Arnold Potter and Old Yates County Roots
Potter's town page ties the Yates County town to Arnold Potter, early families, milling, distilling, and rural northwest-county landscape.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Gorham Building and Zoning Depends on the District, Not Just the Project
Gorham says it has multiple zoning districts with different requirements, so property owners should check the district before applying.
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Hopewell's story starts in the Phelps and Gorham Purchase
Hopewell's official town source ties the place to the Phelps and Gorham Purchase and early settlement.
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Bristol's Hills Keep the Old Meeting-Place Feeling
Bristol's town history gives the hill town a meeting-place story rooted in early families, churches, and school consolidation.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $12–$34 per $1,000 in Ontario 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 $3,576–$10,115 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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