Finger Lakes

Varick, New York

Varick is a town in Seneca County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 1,700 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: Seneca
Region: Finger Lakes
Population (2020): 1,656

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Notes in and around Varick

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This place · History & Culture

Varick is the town between two lakes and a white-deer story

Varick's local feel comes from Cayuga Lake, Seneca Lake, rolling farmland, and the old Seneca Army Depot white-deer story.

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Ovid's Three Bears Hold South Seneca Together

Ovid's Three Bears courthouse complex gives south Seneca County a village-park landmark with Greek Revival architecture and civic memory.

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Fayette Stretches Between Lakes and Canal Memory

Fayette's official site frames the town between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, with Cayuga-Seneca Canal and Military Tract roots.

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Geneva Grew Nurseries Beside Seneca Lake

Geneva's identity connects Seneca Lake, nursery agriculture, Hobart and William Smith, and long-running Finger Lakes institutions.

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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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Dresden Was the Seneca Lake Door for Keuka's Canal

Dresden sits where Keuka Lake's old canal story met Seneca Lake, rail shipping, farms, vineyards, and Yates County's compact shoreline.

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Nearby · Home & Property

Ovid Building Questions Run Through Town and County

Ovid residents should check the town clerk early, then Seneca County code enforcement for building permits, zoning paperwork, and stop-work rules.

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Nearby · The Outdoors

Sampson Gives Romulus a Military-Campus Turned Lake Park Identity

Sampson State Park gives Romulus a Seneca Lake story through a former military site, marina, camping, and public shoreline recreation.

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Ledyard has Cayuga Lake on one side and old tract lines underneath

Ledyard's local texture comes from Cayuga Lake, Military Tract roots, Aurora, old roads, and small industries along a rural shore.

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Property tax snapshot

Roughly $17–$17 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 $5,142–$5,142 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.

STAR property-tax break (register / check)ORPTS Municipal Data Portal — assessors & rates New York DMV — registration & licenses DEC — outdoors, wells & environment

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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