Finger Lakes
Lima, New York
Lima is a town in Livingston County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 4,200 people as of the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Lima sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Livingston
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 4,154
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Lima
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Lima keeps a village-and-town identity in Livingston County
Lima's local story comes from the paired town and village layers, rural roads, and local government south of Monroe County.
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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.
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Lima Building Projects Need the Permit and Final-Inspection Route
Lima’s code page explains permits, inspections, and certificates of occupancy or compliance for local building work.
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Livingston Assessment Rolls Are Posted by Year Before You Call
Livingston County posts assessment rolls by year, giving owners a simple check before an assessor or tax-map question.
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Livingston Tax Collectors Are Split by School, Town-County, and Village Bills
Livingston County’s tax-collector page separates school, town-and-county, and village collector contacts.
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Lima Genealogy Questions Have a Town Historian Route
Lima’s historian page says the historian preserves local history and welcomes genealogical and historical inquiries.
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Lima’s Four Corners Carry Old Roads, Stores, and Schools
Lima’s town history connects its four corners to older paths, early stores, churches, schools, and surrounding farmland.
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Avon's Spa Days Still Sit Beside the Genesee River Trail Story
Avon's village history links Genesee River settlement, mineral springs, broad-gauge rail service, and the short-line railroad still visible today.
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Avon Building Permits Need the Code Office Before Work Starts
Avon property owners should confirm building and zoning paperwork, plans, insurance proofs, inspections, and occupancy rules before starting work.
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Roughly $26–$27 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 $7,697–$8,083 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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