Finger Lakes
Gorham, New York
Gorham 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 604 residents at the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Ontario
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 604
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Gorham
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.
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Geneva Grew Nurseries Beside Seneca Lake
Geneva's identity connects Seneca Lake, nursery agriculture, Hobart and William Smith, and long-running Finger Lakes institutions.
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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.
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Benton's Crossroads, Lake Edge, and Good Soils Explain the Town
Benton's story comes from Seneca Lake, Benton Center's crossroads, Kashong Creek power, and long-running farm soils.
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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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Seneca's Hamlets Still Follow Fields and Old Rail Beds
Seneca's local texture is a farm-town pattern of Hall, Stanley, Flint, and Seneca Castle, tied together by old rail corridors and trail reuse.
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Geneva permit forms belong with development services and code enforcement
Geneva owners and businesses should check development services, code enforcement, and permit-form pages before filing or starting work.
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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