Western New York
Orchard Park, New York
Orchard Park is a village in Erie County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 3,100 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
- Village
- County
- Erie
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 3,108
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Orchard Park
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · Home & Property
Orchard Park Building and Tax Checks Start Early
Orchard Park owners should check town permit rules, zoning paths, tax-map details, and the online tax bill system before work or payment deadlines.
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Aurora Still Works in the Roycroft Shops
Aurora's East Aurora identity keeps Arts and Crafts buildings, artisan work, and local museum life close together.
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Hamburg Has Fairgrounds and Fossils
Hamburg's identity combines the Erie County Fairgrounds with Devonian fossil layers around Eighteen Mile Creek and Penn Dixie.
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West Seneca Still Carries the Ebenezer Story
West Seneca's local story carries Seneca place-name context, Buffalo Creek Reservation history, and the Ebenezer Society's communal hamlets.
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Orchard Park Has Two Kinds of Sunday Memory
Orchard Park's civic identity contrasts Quaker meetinghouse roots with the Bills stadium name known across the region.
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Lackawanna Has Steel Work and a Basilica Side by Side
Lackawanna's local story pairs a 1903 steel plant and Bethlehem Steel with the Our Lady of Victory Basilica landmark.
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East Aurora's Roycroft Campus Anchors Its Main Street Story
East Aurora's Roycroft Campus explains why this Erie County village carries an arts-and-crafts identity near its Main Street core.
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Lackawanna's Map Starts With Creeks, Ridge Road, and Rails
Lackawanna's identity starts before steel, with Smokes Creek, Ridge Road, railroad yards, a breakwall, and Stony Point industry.
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Hamburg Has Fairgrounds, Fossils, and Rails
Hamburg's local story runs through Eighteen Mile Creek fossils, the Lake Shore rail line, village incorporation, and the long-running Erie County Fair.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$28 per $1,000 in Erie 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 $3,801–$8,277 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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