Finger Lakes
Murray, New York
Murray is a town in Orleans County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 4,800 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
- Town
- County
- Orleans
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 4,796
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Murray
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Murray Predates Orleans County on the Holley Side
Murray’s official site notes that the town was established before Orleans County existed.
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Albion's Cemetery Tower Holds County Grief in Stone
Albion's Mount Albion Cemetery gives Orleans County a dramatic Civil War memorial, rural cemetery landscape, and Medina sandstone landmark.
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Holley's Canal Story Runs Through Public Square
Holley ties its Erie Canal origin to Public Square, Canal Park, a lift bridge, and trails down to the village waterfall.
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Albion Building Work Can Trigger Town and County Review
Albion projects should check town building-permit rules and Orleans County Planning Board referral triggers before assuming a local approval is enough.
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Albion Property Checks Start at Orleans County
Albion property owners should use Orleans County real property, local assessor, and tax-bill pages before assuming the town handles every tax question.
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Clarendon Gives Orleans County a Sandstone-and-Quarry Frame
Clarendon's town route and Orleans County sandstone memory give the place a local frame of hamlets, quarries, cemetery care, and town records.
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Gaines ties Albion-area history to a town map
Gaines has its own town layer around Albion-area roads, older settlement names, and Orleans County history.
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Albion's Square Tells a Canal-and-Sandstone Story
Albion's Courthouse Square links county government, Medina sandstone buildings, Erie Canal growth, and a compact historic village core.
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Brockport's Canal Village Identity Still Matters
Brockport's canal-village identity still shows in Main Street, the canalfront, volunteer heritage work, the Welcome Center, and local government.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$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 $6,392–$7,980 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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