Finger Lakes
Gorham, New York
Gorham is a town in Ontario County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 4,100 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Ontario
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 4,106
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Gorham
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · 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 ->This place · 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.
Read this note ->This place · 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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $17–$21 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 $5,034–$6,209 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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