Western New York
Olcott, New York
Olcott is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Niagara County, part of New York's Western New York region, with about 1,100 residents at 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
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Niagara
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 1,072
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Olcott
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Newfane Shoreline Work Needs a Calm Permit Check
Newfane shoreline owners should treat Lake Ontario erosion, floodplain, CEHA maps, and local building review as a permit question before starting work.
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Newfane reaches Olcott and the Lake Ontario shore
Newfane's local identity includes Olcott, Lake Ontario, a volunteer historical society, the Van Horn Mansion, and a vintage carousel park.
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Wilson's Lake Ontario Edge Runs Through Bay, Woods, and Lake Road
Wilson's Lake Ontario identity comes through Wilson-Tuscarora State Park, Tuscarora Bay, mature woods, marshland, fishing, and a working boat launch.
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Lockport Climbs the Flight of Five
Lockport's identity is tied to the Erie Canal, the Flight of Five locks, canal labor, and abolitionist history.
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Cambria's History Starts with Niagara County and Gets Interrupted by 1812
Cambria's historian page ties the town to Niagara County's creation, the Holland Land Purchase, early settlers, and the disruption of the War of 1812.
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Lockport's Big Bridge Keeps the Canal in Town
Lockport's downtown identity includes the Big Bridge, Erie Canal views, packet-boat memory, and a city center built around water engineering.
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Cambria Was Once The Big Niagara County Frame
Cambria's identity comes from being an early Niagara County parent town, with later towns carved from its original reach.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Lockport online bill pay is tied to the city treasurer route
Lockport residents can use the city online-bill-pay and treasurer pages to route tax, water, or local bill questions.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Somerset's Lake Edge Is Written in Lighthouse Work
Somerset's Lake Ontario side comes through Barker and Golden Hill, where Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse turns shoreline into local memory.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $19–$32 per $1,000 in Niagara 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 $5,588–$9,627 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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