Finger Lakes
Yates, New York
Yates is a town in Orleans County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 2,600 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
- Orleans
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 2,567
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Yates
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Yates Once Shipped Grain From Shadigee
Yates's Shadigee story shows a Lake Ontario town where farmers once used a pier and warehouse before railroads changed the trade.
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Medina Is Cut from Sandstone and Canal Trade
Medina's identity is built from Erie Canal movement, Orleans County quarries, red-brown sandstone buildings, lift-bridge country, and a durable preservation story.
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Gaines ties Albion-area history to a town map
Gaines has its own town layer around Albion-area roads, older settlement names, and Orleans County history.
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Lyndonville Grew Where Johnson Creek Had Work To Do
Lyndonville's story turns on Johnson Creek waterpower, Yates town history, a small Main Street, and local institutions that keep village memory close.
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Shelby Shares Its Civic Map With Medina and Orleans County Farm Country
Shelby's rural town story runs through Orleans County farm roads and a shared civic edge with Medina.
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Medina Has Sandstone Beside the Canal
Medina's downtown identity comes from Erie Canal water, sandstone deposits, lift-bridge movement, and a restored canal-port setting.
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Ridgeway Has a Two-Step Property Paperwork Check
Ridgeway residents should pair the town permits page with Orleans County assessor and tax-bill pages before starting property work or tax lookup.
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Ridgeway Keeps Cobblestone Craft on Ridge Road
Ridgeway's local texture is tied to cobblestone masonry, Ridge Road, and a museum complex that preserves a distinctive building tradition.
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Carlton reads through Oak Orchard Creek and Lake Ontario access
NYS Parks gives Carlton a concrete Lake Ontario access story at Oak Orchard State Marine Park.
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 $6,516–$6,848 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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