Finger Lakes
Orange, New York
Orange is a town in Schuyler County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 1,400 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
- Town
- County
- Schuyler
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 1,408
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Orange
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Orange is Schuyler County's forest-and-creek corner
The Town of Orange, in southwest Schuyler County, is framed by state forest, hardwoods, creeks, streams, wetlands, and a low-key Finger Lakes rural feel.
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Montour Falls Trains Firefighters for the Whole State
Montour Falls has waterfall village scenery, but the State Academy of Fire Science gives it a statewide training identity too.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Watkins Glen: a 19-waterfall gorge and a racing legend
This Finger Lakes village holds two big draws: a state park gorge with 19 waterfalls in one mile, and Watkins Glen International, where American road racing was born in 1948.
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Hornby's 200-year story starts as a town cut from Painted Post
Hornby is easier to remember as a quiet Steuben town with a 200-year boundary story and older settlement roots.
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Montour Falls Is More Than One Waterfall
Montour Falls ties Shequaga-style waterfall scenery to Queen Catharine Montour, Seneca history, glens, hills, and a village name change.
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Schuyler Septic Checks Run Through Watershed Protection
Schuyler County Public Health's Watershed Protection Agency handles water-quality services, property-transfer inspections, and wastewater permit sequencing.
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Montour Falls Is a Waterfall Village by Design
Montour Falls' official identity is inseparable from steep hills, glens, waterfalls, and its role as a southern gateway to the Finger Lakes.
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Schuyler Floodplain Checks Need the Official Map and the Local Permit
Schuyler County buyers and builders should pair FEMA flood-map lookup with local floodplain permit questions before relying on a rough map.
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Schuyler DBA paperwork should be ready before Watkins Glen season
Schuyler County business-name filings deserve early attention before lake, race-weekend, lodging, or vendor-season work gets busy.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $18–$30 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 $5,341–$9,091 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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