Adirondacks & North Country
Black Brook, New York
Black Brook is a town in Clinton County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 1,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Adirondack peaks, Forest Preserve lands, Olympic Lake Placid, and the St. Lawrence islands. Black Brook sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Clinton
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 1,453
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Notes in and around Black Brook
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Black Brook is an Adirondack river-and-iron town
Black Brook's own town page ties its identity to early settlement, farming, mining, smelting iron, the Au Sable River, and Adirondack waters.
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Jay's identity follows the Ausable River corridor
Jay's Adirondack identity follows the Ausable River corridor, with hamlets and town offices sharing the same small geography.
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St. Armand is a small Adirondack town with a clear local lane
St. Armand is local and practical: Adirondack-edge town government, roads, and nearby Saranac Lake context.
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Peru's Little Ausable and Orchard Country Give It a Softer Edge
Peru sits between Adirondack foothills and Lake Champlain farm country, with the Little Ausable River and orchard landscape shaping its local feel.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Wilmington’s Whiteface identity has a state-land rulebook
Whiteface gives Wilmington mountain identity, public-land oversight, and a year-round outdoor rhythm.
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Saranac Has Its Own Older Clinton County Footing
Clinton County's historian page places Saranac's town creation in 1824 after early settlement west of Plattsburgh.
Read this note ->Clinton County · Cars & Driving
North Country Winter Travel Is a Check-Early Habit
Lake-effect snow, Adirondack elevation, and long rural gaps make winter travel manageable when drivers check forecasts and 511NY before leaving.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History & Culture
Dannemora's Civic Memory Runs Through the Prison Village
Dannemora's local story comes from the village and town layer around Clinton Correctional Facility and Adirondack-edge civic life.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History & Culture
Mooers is a border-town name with its own local route
Mooers has northern Clinton County border geography, but its town notices and local offices keep the story close to home.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $17–$26 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 $5,179–$7,688 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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