Finger Lakes
Newark, New York
Newark is a village in Wayne County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 9,000 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
- Village
- County
- Wayne
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 9,017
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Newark
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Newark's Erie Canal Port Still Shapes the Village
Newark's village center reads as a canal place, with waterfront access and older commercial blocks reinforcing the pattern.
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Palmyra's Four Corners Make the Canal Village Stick
Palmyra's identity is easy to remember: four corner churches, a historic flagpole, and a canal-village setting in western Wayne County.
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Phelps Keeps Its Flavor in Flint Creek and Sauerkraut
Phelps has a lively village identity around Flint Creek Falls, historic downtown walks, Ontario Pathways, and its annual sauerkraut tradition.
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Lyons' Peppermint Story Is Different from Its Courthouse-and-Canal Role
Beyond the county-seat and Erie Canal story, Lyons has a peppermint-oil identity preserved by the Lyons Heritage Society and Hotchkiss museum.
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Manchester Permits Start with the Town Code Office
Manchester residents should separate building-permit questions, town/county taxes, water payments, dog licenses, and village-specific permit forms before starting paperwork.
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Arcadia Opens at the Canal Port
Arcadia's Newark canal story links Erie Canal work, village growth, and a museum that keeps local industries visible.
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Manchester's Railroad Memory Still Has a Roundhouse Shape
Manchester and Shortsville carry a rail-town identity through preserved railroad signs, park memory, and the old roundhouse story.
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Lyons Carries Early Settlement and Erie Canal Memory
Lyons' local story comes from early Wayne County settlement, courthouse-town life, and the Erie Canal's Lock 28A landscape.
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Clifton Springs Built a Village Identity Around Water Cure Memory
Clifton Springs' identity is tied to mineral springs, Henry Foster's water cure, and the sanitarium legacy still visible downtown.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $17–$32 per $1,000 in Wayne 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 $5,122–$9,633 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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