Finger Lakes
Gainesville, New York
Gainesville is a town in Wyoming County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 2,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Gainesville sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Wyoming
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 2,009
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Gainesville
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Gainesville used to be Hebe before it found its present name
Gainesville's local story starts with early Wyoming County settlement, the short-lived name Hebe, and a later county home in Wyoming.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Warsaw's Center Is a Real Civic Circle
Warsaw's local identity gathers around Monument Circle, county-seat functions, Route 19 and 20A, and a compact civic downtown.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Castile Looks Toward the Genesee Gorge
Castile's local map is shaped by Letchworth, where the Genesee River drops through a deep gorge and three major waterfalls.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Warsaw is Wyoming County's civic center and a town in its own right
Warsaw carries a town-and-village identity while also gathering many Wyoming County civic errands in one familiar place.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Wyoming building permits pull zoning and inspections together
Wyoming County building projects should keep municipal zoning, the Building Codes office, permit fees, and inspection scheduling in one folder.
Read this note ->Wyoming County · Home & Property
Perry Owners Should Sort Town, Village, and County Early
Perry property questions often turn on whether the address is town or village, and whether zoning, taxes, water, or building code is county-routed.
Read this note ->Wyoming County · History & Culture
Perry Turns Downtown Pavement Into an Art Day
Perry's art identity shows up on Main Street through the Chalk Art Festival, Arts Council presence, library history, and downtown public culture.
Read this note ->Wyoming County · History & Culture
Perry Looks Toward Silver Lake and Letchworth
Perry sits between highland farm settlement, Silver Lake, village trail planning, and the nearby Genesee River gorge.
Read this note ->Wyoming County · History & Culture
Bennington's town site keeps rural services visible
Bennington's NY town source shows a Wyoming County government hub for town clerk, zoning, water, highway, historian, park, and county routing.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $24–$30 per $1,000
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $7,206–$8,971 a year before the STAR break.
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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