Finger Lakes
Wolcott, New York
Wolcott is a village in Wayne County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 1,600 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
- Village
- County
- Wayne
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 1,556
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Wolcott
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Wolcott's Story Runs Through Falls, Apples, and Lake-Plain Edges
Wolcott's town site frames the place through early settlement, Wolcott Falls industry, and a modern agricultural identity.
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Sterling's Lake Ontario Edge Is Bluffs, Beach, and Working Nature Rules
Sterling's Lake Ontario edge puts public beach, bluffs, woods, and preserve rules close together.
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Huron's lake edge has Shaker, canal, and orchard memory
Huron's official history turns a quiet Wayne County lake town into a story of Shaker land, canal hopes, orchards, and Chimney Bluffs.
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Chimney Bluffs Gives Huron a Lake Ontario Edge
Chimney Bluffs State Park gives Huron a dramatic Lake Ontario edge of eroded spires, shoreline trails, and changing lake conditions.
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Wayne Assessment Rolls Let Marion and Wolcott Owners Check the Annual Roll
Wayne County posts annual tentative and final assessment-roll routes, including town-specific links for Marion and Wolcott.
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Victory's name comes from a political win, not a battlefield
Victory's name, early tavern, mills, hotel, and old store corners make the town easier to remember than a quick map glance suggests.
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Blind Sodus Bay pairs Wolcott beauty with shoreline checks
DEC's Blind Sodus Bay page makes Wolcott's bay setting useful and cautionary: shallow plants, invasives, and harvesting all matter.
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Wolcott Owners Can Use the County Roll Before Calling About Value
Wolcott owners can use Wayne County assessment rolls and PROS to check parcel and annual assessment details before calling.
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Rose Keeps a Railroad Station and a Bicentennial Clock
Rose's town page is counting down to its 2026 bicentennial, while North Rose still has a small railroad-station marker in local history.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $17–$32 per $1,000 in Wayne 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 $5,122–$9,633 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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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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