Hudson Valley
Catskill, New York
Catskill is a town in Greene County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 11,500 people as of 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
- Town
- County
- Greene
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 11,298
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Catskill
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Catskill's Thomas Cole Story Starts With the View
Catskill's identity connects the Hudson, Catskill Creek, mountain views, and Thomas Cole's home at the root of the Hudson River School.
Read this note ->This place · Home & Property
Catskill's Permit List Is Broader Than Big Construction
Catskill owners should check the town permit list for decks, pools, roofing, signs, septic, sewer, solar, short-term rentals, and more.
Read this note ->This place · Home & Property
Hudson River Charm Still Needs a Flood Map Check
River-town buyers and renovators should check FEMA flood maps and local floodplain rules before treating a scenic Hudson address as ordinary property.
Read this note ->This place · Cars & Driving
Greene DMV can handle plates, local renewals, and E-ZPass
Greene County DMV is useful for plate choices, local renewals, permit testing, E-ZPass, and separating road-test scheduling from the Catskill counter.
Read this note ->This place · The Outdoors
North-South Lake makes the Catskill escarpment practical
North-South Lake ties Catskill and Hunter to escarpment views, Kaaterskill terrain, campground use, and state-managed trail access.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Athens Is a Town Cut From River Neighbors
Athens carries a Hudson River identity shaped by old boundaries, a ferry village, and river work.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Germantown Looks Across the Hudson to Palatine Memory
Germantown combines Hudson River access, Catskill sunsets, Palatine East Camp history, and nearby Hudson River School landscape memory.
Read this note ->Greene County · History & Culture
Coxsackie's Reed Street still faces the Hudson
Coxsackie's riverfront identity is still readable in Reed Street's old mercantile blocks, Hudson landing pattern, and compact downtown scale.
Read this note ->Greene County · History & Culture
Coxsackie's Bronck Farmstead keeps Dutch history visible
Coxsackie's local memory runs through the Bronck Museum, Dutch farm buildings, and a Coxsackie valley settlement story older than most upstate houses.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $14–$15 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 $4,318–$4,648 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.
Nearby
Nearby places
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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