Western New York
Erie County, New York
Erie County is home to 954,236 people across 64 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Niagara Falls, Buffalo, the Erie Canal, and the Concord-grape belt.
- Population (2020)
- 954,236
- Region
- Western New York
- Places
- 64
Property tax in Erie County
About $13–$28 per $1,000 of market value
Combined full-value rates (county + town/city + school) across the county, FY2025. On a $300,000 home that's roughly $3,801–$8,277 a year before STAR. The exact rate depends on the town, school district, and village. A planning estimate, not a bill.
Almanac Notes
More about Erie County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
History & Culture
The Soup Wings That Conquered the Super Bowl
One late night in 1964, Teressa Bellissimo fried up the chicken wings meant for her soup pot and tossed them in hot sauce — and the Buffalo wing was born at the Anchor Bar.
Money & Taxes
Buffalo Taxes Come in More Than One Envelope
Buffalo property owners have city tax, county tax, sewer rent, water, and user-fee dates that do not all land at the same time.
History & Culture
Eden's Mill Story Runs Up Eighteen Mile Creek
Eden's official history makes Eighteen Mile Creek the thread linking early settlement, early mills, and the town's farm identity.
History & Culture
North Collins Has Both a Town and Village Story
North Collins has a rural Erie County town story with a village layer inside it, which matters for offices, roads, taxes, and daily local life.
Towns (25)
Villages (15)
Hamlets (19)
Reservations (2)
Statewide starting points
County, assessor, STAR, and environment lookups
Start with the state county directory, then use ORPTS for assessor, equalization-rate, and municipal profile data. Exact local offices and deadlines still come from the county, city, town, village, or borough office.
- NY.Gov county directory
- ORPTS Municipal Data Portal — assessors & rates
- STAR property-tax break
- DECinfo Locator
Use this carefully: County pages here are orientation pages. Current forms, deadlines, local offices, and parcel-specific details come from the responsible office.
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.
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