Western New York
Somerset, New York
Somerset is a town in Niagara County, in New York's Western New York region, home to about 2,600 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
- Town
- County
- Niagara
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 2,597
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Somerset
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · The Outdoors
Somerset's Lake Edge Is Written in Lighthouse Work
Somerset's Lake Ontario side comes through Barker and Golden Hill, where Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse turns shoreline into local memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Newfane Shoreline Work Needs a Calm Permit Check
Newfane shoreline owners should treat Lake Ontario erosion, floodplain, CEHA maps, and local building review as a permit question before starting work.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Newfane reaches Olcott and the Lake Ontario shore
Newfane's local identity includes Olcott, Lake Ontario, a volunteer historical society, the Van Horn Mansion, and a vintage carousel park.
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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.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
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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Lyndonville Shifted Toward Johnsons Creek
Lyndonville's village center grew where Johnsons Creek offered waterpower, giving the last Orleans County village a creek-made origin story.
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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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Hartland sits in Niagara’s quieter planning countryside
Hartland’s public-facing sources show a rural Niagara County town where property lookup, code, and land-use questions matter.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $19–$19 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 $5,796–$5,796 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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