Perinton is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 47,479 at the 2020 census. The village of Fairport is within the town on the Erie Canal. Perinton is adjacent to the coterminous town and village of East Rochester, and the towns of Victor, Macedon, Pittsford, and Penfield. The hamlet of Egypt is in southeastern Perinton. Egypt …Perinton is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 47,479 at the 2020 census. The village of Fairport is within the town on the Erie Canal. Perinton is adjacent to the coterminous town and village of East Rochester, and the towns of Victor, Macedon, Pittsford, and Penfield. The hamlet of Egypt is in southeastern Perinton. Egypt Fire Department, Lollypop Farm, and Egypt Park are major Egypt landmarks. The southwestern portion of Perinton is called Bushnell's Basin and is home to the Bushnell's Basin Fire Department and Richardson's Canal House.