Finger Lakes
Tyre, New York
Tyre is a town in Seneca County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 1,000 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
- Town
- County
- Seneca
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 1,013
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Tyre
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Where the women's rights movement began, in 1848
In July 1848, a landmark Women's Rights Convention met in a Seneca Falls chapel. You can stand in that room today at a National Park Service site.
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Junius once held the map that became several towns
Junius is a Seneca County town whose Military Tract story helps explain later town lines across the north county map.
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Seneca Falls Still Turns Around Waterpower and Canal Memory
Beyond the famous rights story, Seneca Falls has a town identity shaped by falls, waterpower, and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal.
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Seneca Falls Water Bills Have a Newer Online Path
Seneca Falls water and sewer customers should use the town's official payment page and note the Five Star Bank lockbox and no-cash rules.
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Waterloo has the Declaration of Sentiments address
Waterloo's M'Clintock House gives the village a precise address in the women's-rights story, not just a nearby Seneca Falls connection.
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The town many believe inspired Bedford Falls
Seneca Falls looks a lot like Bedford Falls from "It's a Wonderful Life," and a real local rescue on its bridge may have shaped the film's most famous scene.
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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.
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Seneca building permits need the inspection call built in
Seneca County building-permit work should keep the Waterloo code office, permit form, inspection scheduling, and town zoning question together.
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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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $17–$22 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 $5,036–$6,469 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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