Finger Lakes
Groveland, New York
Groveland is a town in Livingston County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 2,300 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
- Livingston
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 2,316
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Groveland
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Groveland Keeps a Revolutionary War Memory in the Fields
Groveland's Ambuscade story ties the town to the Sullivan Campaign, a monument, farmland, and long public memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Geneseo Has a Village Green with National Weight
Geneseo's identity centers on Main Street, the village green, Wadsworth estates, and a National Historic Landmark district.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Mount Morris Dam Makes Flood Control Visible
Mount Morris has a visible flood-control story where the Genesee River leaves Letchworth’s gorge country.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Geneseo Permit Questions Start With Code Enforcement
For Geneseo work, start with the town code-enforcement page, then separate local permit questions from county planning review issues.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Sparta is an old Livingston County town that kept getting carved smaller
Sparta's local texture comes from an 1789 town date, later boundary changes, hilly ground, Canaseraga Creek, and farm-country civic life.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Livingston DMV Work Starts With County Clerk and Appointment Pages
Livingston drivers should check the county clerk and DMV pages before heading to Geneseo for a transaction.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Geneseo's Village Story Is in the District, Not Just the College
Geneseo's National Historic Landmark district ties Main Street, Wadsworth family estates, old homes, civic buildings, and the village green together.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Conesus Had a Name Story Before the Lake Took Over
Conesus town history runs through Freeport, Bowersville, Conesus, early town officers, and a Livingston County lake edge.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Livingston Property Questions Start With the Assessor, Roll, and Tax Map Split
Livingston County explains that towns employ assessors while the county prepares rolls, tax bills, tax maps, and support data.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $23–$29 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 $6,934–$8,570 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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