Western New York
Williamsville, New York
Williamsville is a village in Erie County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 5,400 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
- Village
- County
- Erie
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 5,423
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Williamsville
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Depew Is Rails, Shops, and Transit Road
Depew's local identity straddles Lancaster and Cheektowaga while remembering the rail shops and industries that gave the village its name.
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Lancaster's Opera House Lives Above Town Hall
Lancaster's opera house ties civic business and community performance to the same 1897 town hall building.
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Amherst Runs From Canal Mills to UB North
Amherst's identity links Erie Canal growth, Williamsville-area mills, town commerce, and the University at Buffalo North Campus.
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Cheektowaga Keeps Creek History Beside Reinstein Woods
Cheektowaga's identity connects a name origin, Cayuga Creek settlement memory, and Reinstein Woods within suburban Erie County.
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Lancaster's Downtown Has an Opera House Spine
Lancaster village's historic district keeps downtown texture visible through the Opera House, Town Hall, commercial blocks, homes, and preservation review.
Read this note ->Erie County · Home & Property
Erie Lead Checks Belong Before Older-Home Work
Erie County's LeadSAFE pages help families, landlords, and contractors ask the right lead questions before work starts.
Read this note ->Erie County · History & Culture
Kenmore Is Buffalo's Early Suburb
Kenmore's village identity grew from streetcar-era suburb building, incorporation, named roads, and a shared municipal building with Tonawanda.
Read this note ->Erie County · Home & Property
Orchard Park Building and Tax Checks Start Early
Orchard Park owners should check town permit rules, zoning paths, tax-map details, and the online tax bill system before work or payment deadlines.
Read this note ->Erie County · Cars & Driving
Buffalo Fruit Belt Parking Permits Are Address-Specific
Buffalo's Fruit Belt residential parking permit depends on vehicle registration, neighborhood address, and posted block rules.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$28 per $1,000 in Erie 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 $3,801–$8,277 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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Nearby places
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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