Finger Lakes
Pembroke, New York
Pembroke is a town in Genesee County, in New York's Finger Lakes region, home to about 4,300 people as of the 2020 census.
Eleven glacial lakes lined with waterfalls, gorges, and the state's biggest wine country. Pembroke sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Genesee
- Region
- Finger Lakes
- Population (2020)
- 4,264
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Pembroke
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Pembroke Keeps Local Memory Inside the Town Offices
The Pembroke Museum gives the town a small but concrete local-history anchor inside municipal space.
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Batavia Town Is the Hamlets Around the Land-Office City
The Town of Batavia's own history turns the area outside the city into a set of hamlets shaped by mills, roads, rail, and the old land-office geography.
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Alabama’s Wetland Edge Belongs to Iroquois Refuge
Alabama gives Genesee County a wetland and refuge identity at the edge of the Tonawanda-Iroquois marsh landscape.
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Newstead's Akron Center Grew From Early Church and School Roots
Newstead's Akron core has an early civic texture: Erie County church and school beginnings before later village growth.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Darien Gives Genesee County a State-Park Campground Identity
Darien's local texture includes a state park landscape of camping, trails, water, and western New York family recreation.
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Batavia town carries western New York's old frame
The Town of Batavia carries the old Genesee County frame that once covered much of western New York.
Read this note ->Genesee County · History & Culture
Le Roy Has JELL-O and a Serious History Shelf
Le Roy's identity starts with JELL-O, then widens into the historical society, LeRoy House, Ingham University, and local industries.
Read this note ->Genesee County · Money & Taxes
Genesee County Bed Tax Starts Before Guests Arrive
Genesee County lodging operators should check the county bed-tax registration path before assuming a booking platform handles everything.
Read this note ->Genesee County · History & Culture
Bergen grew from a hacked road, a railroad, and a rebuild
Bergen's village history runs from a rough Northwoods road to railroad settlement, fires, brick rules, and iron storefronts.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $20–$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 $5,906–$7,968 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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