Central New York
West Monroe, New York
West Monroe is a town in Oswego County, in New York's Central New York region, home to about 4,100 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
- Oswego
- Region
- Central New York
- Population (2020)
- 4,088
Local Almanac
Notes in and around West Monroe
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
West Monroe Is a Later Oswego County Town on Oneida Lake
West Monroe's local texture is a later-formed Oswego County town tied to Oneida Lake, Scriba's patent, and north-shore road habits.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Constantia Is a North-Shore Oneida Lake Town
Constantia's official history frames the town through Oneida Lake, forests, water travel, and the corridor between Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario.
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Hastings Reads Like Oswego County's Southern Gateway
Hastings' identity follows Route 81, Central Square, Oneida River water, and a town effort to plan its inland waterfront.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Oswego County DMV Has Three Local Office Routes
Oswego County drivers should check the county DMV page before license or registration errands because local office routes and hours matter.
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Parish Carries David Parish in the Name
Parish's name story and historian listing give the Oswego County town a clear local-memory handle.
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Cicero Follows Lake and Tract
Cicero's local story links Oneida Lake, the Oneida River, Military Tract survey lines, and canal-era water routes.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Cicero Has a South-Shore Oneida Lake Public Face
Cicero gets local texture from Oneida Shores, where county park access turns the town toward Oneida Lake.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Constantia Assessment Questions Start With the Town Assessor
Constantia's assessor page gives the local contact route before owners rely on countywide assessment or exemption assumptions.
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Palermo Has a Historian Door for Name, Place, and Records
Palermo's town historian page gives a town hall route, basic place facts, and a small doorway into local records.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$25 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 $6,422–$7,610 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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