Hudson Valley
Brewster Hill, New York
Brewster Hill is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Putnam County, part of New York's Hudson Valley region, with about 1,900 residents at the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Putnam
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 1,924
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Brewster Hill
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
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Patterson's Story Begins in the Great Swamp
Patterson's local identity is tied to the Great Swamp, a long wetland corridor that filters water, holds wildlife, and shapes private-well country.
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Patterson Home Projects Start With the Building Department
Before a Patterson deck, pool, generator, renovation, or solid-fuel appliance, check the town's building permit and inspection requirements.
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North Salem's Titicus Valley Story Explains the Rural Feel
North Salem's rural feel comes from Titicus River Valley settlement, the Oblong boundary story, and a landscape of older roads and farms.
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Southeast Stops at Brewster Station
Southeast's Brewster identity links railroad naming, Old Town Hall, Tilly Foster minerals, circus memory, and local preservation.
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Carmel Gathers Revolutionary Memory by Lake Gleneida
The Sybil Ludington statue gives Carmel a visible Revolutionary memory on the Lake Gleneida shore.
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Brewster is Putnam's railroad door
Brewster's identity is still tied to being a compact railroad village at Putnam County's eastern edge.
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Carmel’s Lake Gleneida Gives the Hamlet a Shoreline
Carmel’s central hamlet reads differently when Lake Gleneida is treated as a public landscape marker, not background water.
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North Salem’s map collection makes the old-road landscape legible
North Salem's official map page shows how old roads, boundaries, and settlement still shape the town.
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North Salem owners should use town pages before relying on rural assumptions
North Salem property questions should start with official town pages because old roads, maps, and rural character do not answer permits by themselves.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$31 per $1,000 in Putnam County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $3,967–$9,244 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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