Finger Lakes
Manchester, New York
Manchester is a town in Ontario County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 9,400 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
- Ontario
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 9,404
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Manchester
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · Home & Property
Manchester Permits Start with the Town Code Office
Manchester residents should separate building-permit questions, town/county taxes, water payments, dog licenses, and village-specific permit forms before starting paperwork.
Read this note ->This place · History & Culture
Manchester's Railroad Memory Still Has a Roundhouse Shape
Manchester and Shortsville carry a rail-town identity through preserved railroad signs, park memory, and the old roundhouse story.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Palmyra's Four Corners Make the Canal Village Stick
Palmyra's identity is easy to remember: four corner churches, a historic flagpole, and a canal-village setting in western Wayne County.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Farmington's Quaker Crossroads Still Carry Reform Memory
Farmington's Quaker meetinghouse ties local settlement, reform movements, and crossroads geography into one civic memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Newark's Erie Canal Port Still Shapes the Village
Newark's village center reads as a canal place, with waterfront access and older commercial blocks reinforcing the pattern.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Clifton Springs Built a Village Identity Around Water Cure Memory
Clifton Springs' identity is tied to mineral springs, Henry Foster's water cure, and the sanitarium legacy still visible downtown.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Hopewell's story starts in the Phelps and Gorham Purchase
Hopewell's official town source ties the place to the Phelps and Gorham Purchase and early settlement.
Read this note ->Ontario County · History & Culture
Gorham Is the Bandstand of the Finger Lakes With an Older Easton Past
Gorham's town pages connect its Canandaigua Lake edge, 1790s formation, name changes, and Bandstand of the Finger Lakes identity.
Read this note ->Ontario County · History & Culture
Phelps Keeps Its Flavor in Flint Creek and Sauerkraut
Phelps has a lively village identity around Flint Creek Falls, historic downtown walks, Ontario Pathways, and its annual sauerkraut tradition.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$27 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 $6,590–$8,018 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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