THE PERINTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Ontario Lowlands setting.
Perinton town has 34.2 square miles of land in Monroe County. Its Census reference point is in Ontario Lowlands, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Perinton and Monroe County
Perinton is associated with Monroe County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Perinton by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Perinton, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 50.9 percentage points lower than the 51.9% recorded for Monroe County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Perinton town has 21.6 times the land area of nearby Fairport village (1.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

