Finger Lakes
Leicester, New York
Leicester is a village in Livingston County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 440 people as of the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Livingston
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 440
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Leicester
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · 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 ->Nearby · 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.
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Perry Looks Toward Silver Lake and Letchworth
Perry sits between highland farm settlement, Silver Lake, village trail planning, and the nearby Genesee River gorge.
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Leicester's History Has an Airplane in the Crowd
Leicester's town historian ties the place to old county lines, Little Beard's Town, the Moscow name change, and a 1911 monument dedication with a large crowd and airplane demonstration.
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.
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York is Livingston County farm country with its own town route
York has practical farm-town identity: local government, rural roads, and a Livingston County office route outside Geneseo shorthand.
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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 · Cars & Driving
Livingston DMV Has Two Offices, But Not the Same Transaction Menu
Livingston County lists Geneseo and Dansville DMV offices, with appointments encouraged and some transaction limits by office and time.
Read this note ->Livingston County · 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 ->Property tax snapshot
About $21–$35 per $1,000 in Livingston 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 $6,192–$10,596 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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