Finger Lakes
Savannah, New York
Savannah is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Wayne County, part of New York's Finger Lakes region, with about 487 residents at the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Savannah sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Wayne
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 487
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Savannah
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · The Outdoors
Savannah Is Wayne County’s Wetland Edge
Savannah’s local identity is tied to the Montezuma wetland complex and the low, watery edge of Wayne County.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Port Byron Lets Thruway Travelers Walk Into Canal History
Port Byron's canal identity is unusually visible because Lock 52 and canal-era buildings sit directly off the Thruway corridor.
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Mentz Was Jefferson Before Port Byron Took the Canal Stage
Mentz's Cayuga County story runs through the old Jefferson name, Port Byron, the Erie Canal, and a handful of famous passersby.
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Throop Was Pieced Together From Three Older Towns
Throop's 1859 formation story explains why this Cayuga County town feels stitched from older neighbors near Auburn.
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Clyde is a Wayne County canal village with a route-stop rhythm
Clyde's identity is anchored by Erie Canal movement, Wayne County village services, and a corridor role between larger places.
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Galen tax and assessment questions need the Wayne County layer
Galen residents can use Wayne County tax-payment and town-assessor pages, plus NY.gov's municipal list, when a property question needs a reliable official route.
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Conquest's Name Comes From a Town-Splitting Win
Conquest's name remembers the local victory of people who wanted to split from Cato, giving a small town a story right on the sign.
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Galen's Clyde Side Explains the Town's Old Travel Rhythm
Galen's story comes through Clyde: a village green, river landing, canal movement, rail lines, and an old water-level travel route.
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Butler Saved a Church and a Cobblestone Schoolhouse
Butler's history page turns local preservation into a story about an 1836 church, a cobblestone schoolhouse, and a bicentennial town.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $17–$32 per $1,000 in Wayne 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 $5,122–$9,633 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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