Finger Lakes
Pittsford, New York
Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 30,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Pittsford sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Monroe
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 30,617
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Notes in and around Pittsford
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Pittsford's Village Shape Arrived by Canal
Pittsford's canal arrival helps explain its preserved Federal-period village buildings and towpath-centered identity.
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Fairport Is an Erie Canal Village With Its Own Civic Route
Fairport's canal-side village identity includes local services and a separate municipal route inside Perinton.
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Henrietta Moves From West Woods to Campus
Henrietta's story connects West Woods settlement, Tinker Homestead, preserved farm memory, and RIT's move to a town campus.
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Perinton's Trails Tie Parks to the Canal
Perinton's local identity links Crescent Trail footpaths, preserved open spaces, the RS&E Trolley Trail, and Erie Canal Heritage Trail.
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Brighton Has Trails, Canal, and Clay Under the Street Map
Brighton's town history ties Seneca routes, Erie Canal growth, nurseries, farms, and brickmaking to its suburban street pattern.
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East Rochester's Local History Room Protects a Young Shop-Town Memory
East Rochester's official history room preserves thousands of objects from a compact town-village that grew quickly from Despatch farmland.
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East Rochester Was Built As Despatch
East Rochester's compact identity comes from Despatch, the railroad, and the Merchants Despatch carshops that shaped the town-village.
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Brighton accessory work often starts with permit and assessor checks
Brighton owners planning a shed, deck, or similar project should check town building-permit instructions and assessor records early.
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East Rochester Still Carries the Despatch Carshops Story
East Rochester's village identity is tied to its railroad-carshop origins and the local history pages keep that industrial story visible.
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Roughly $23–$27 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 $7,001–$8,171 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.
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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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