Ontario, New York

About Ontario

Ontario, NY is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern New York.

Ontario holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.03 square miles.

📰 Ontario News Today

• NY declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak; 4 cases confirmed in Ontario County - 13WHAM-TV 13WHAM-TV · Oct 5
• Canadian wildfire smoke descends on parts of US, including New York City - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Oct 9
• Hochul, New York leaders reject Trump's plan to rename Lake Ontario Spectrum News NY1 · Aug 28
• Ontario County reports 4 measles cases amid NY emergency Democrat and Chronicle · Oct 8
• Education the Focus at ‘Fun on the Farm’ in Ontario County, New York Lancaster Farming · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Ontario Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Ontario — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ontario

• Caraglio's Pizza — pizza
• Precious Chinese Restaurant — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ontario

• Casey Park reviews ★
• Ontario Town Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ontario

• WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
• WAYNE CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
• WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ontario

🏘️ Nearby Communities