Western New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 48,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Niagara Falls, Buffalo, the Erie Canal, and the Concord-grape belt. Niagara Falls sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- City
- County
- Niagara
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 48,671
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Notes in and around Niagara Falls
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · The Outdoors
The poncho boat that's been running for 150 years
The Maid of the Mist carries visitors into the spray below Horseshoe Falls, turning Niagara from a postcard view into a loud, wet, close-up river ride.
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The state park designed to keep Niagara Falls public
Niagara Falls State Park opened in 1885 after a public-preservation push helped keep the falls open instead of boxed in by mills, fences, and fee-takers.
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Niagara Falls Parking Tickets Stay With the City Bureau
Niagara Falls parking violations route through the city Parking Ticket Bureau, with weekday payment hours and a Main Street office.
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Niagara Falls building-license questions belong with code enforcement
Niagara Falls owners and contractors should check the city code-enforcement and building-license pages before starting regulated work.
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Niagara Falls tax and water payments have an official online route
Niagara Falls residents can use the city online-payments page as the official start for tax, water, and other local payment questions.
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Niagara Falls Underground Railroad History Is Part of Downtown
The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center adds abolition and border-crossing history to the city's identity beyond the cataract.
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Love Canal: the neighborhood that wrote the Superfund law
A Niagara Falls subdivision built atop a buried chemical dump became the disaster that created America's Superfund program. The cleanup wrapped in 1999, and crews still watch the cap today.
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Town of Niagara Permit Questions Start at Building Inspection
Town of Niagara residents should route building, contractor, pool, complaint, and right-of-way questions through the town's Building Inspection Office.
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Lewiston's Story Crosses the Niagara
Lewiston's river identity includes the Freedom Crossing Monument, Underground Railroad memory, and a shoreline gateway to Canada.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $28–$28 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 $8,442–$8,442 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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