Western New York
Wilson, New York
Wilson is a town in Niagara County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 5,800 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
- Niagara
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 5,847
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Notes in and around Wilson
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Wilson's Lake Ontario Edge Runs Through Bay, Woods, and Lake Road
Wilson's Lake Ontario identity comes through Wilson-Tuscarora State Park, Tuscarora Bay, mature woods, marshland, fishing, and a working boat launch.
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Newfane Shoreline Work Needs a Calm Permit Check
Newfane shoreline owners should treat Lake Ontario erosion, floodplain, CEHA maps, and local building review as a permit question before starting work.
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Newfane reaches Olcott and the Lake Ontario shore
Newfane's local identity includes Olcott, Lake Ontario, a volunteer historical society, the Van Horn Mansion, and a vintage carousel park.
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Porter Guards the River Mouth at Old Fort Niagara
Porter's identity is tied to Youngstown, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, and Old Fort Niagara's long borderland history.
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Lewiston's Story Crosses the Niagara
Lewiston's river identity includes the Freedom Crossing Monument, Underground Railroad memory, and a shoreline gateway to Canada.
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Lockport Climbs the Flight of Five
Lockport's identity is tied to the Erie Canal, the Flight of Five locks, canal labor, and abolitionist history.
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Cambria's History Starts with Niagara County and Gets Interrupted by 1812
Cambria's historian page ties the town to Niagara County's creation, the Holland Land Purchase, early settlers, and the disruption of the War of 1812.
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Lockport's Big Bridge Keeps the Canal in Town
Lockport's downtown identity includes the Big Bridge, Erie Canal views, packet-boat memory, and a city center built around water engineering.
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Cambria Was Once The Big Niagara County Frame
Cambria's identity comes from being an early Niagara County parent town, with later towns carved from its original reach.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$23 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 $6,549–$6,756 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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