Adirondacks & North Country
Colton, New York
Colton is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in St. Lawrence County, part of New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, with about 348 residents at the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- St. Lawrence
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 348
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Colton
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Potsdam Is River, Falls, and Red Sandstone
Potsdam's identity joins the Raquette River, Fall Island, local red sandstone, and a college-town center.
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Parishville's Museum Has a House and a Tiny Circus
Parishville's museum turns local history into a lived-in house story, then adds hand-carved circus miniatures from a Parishville Center carver.
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Ogdensburg Explains Why St. Lawrence County Had to Move Inland
St. Lawrence County history is partly a story of moving government from a border city to a more central county seat.
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Canton Follows the Grasse River
Canton's identity ties the Grasse River, island parks, old waterpower, and college-town life into one North Country center.
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Potsdam's College Village Has a Sandstone Backbone
Potsdam's identity combines North Country colleges with a building material that still marks the village landscape.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
St. Lawrence DMV Errands Are Split Across County Offices
St. Lawrence County drivers should check which DMV office fits the trip before heading to Canton by default.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Stockholm has a Buckton State Forest outdoor thread
Buckton State Forest gives Stockholm a direct outdoor anchor and a public-land thread.
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Stockholm's Name and Map Come From an 1806 Split
Stockholm’s official page explains its 1806 formation from Massena and its interior St. Lawrence County position.
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Pierrepont's old work gathered around turnpike and falls
Pierrepont's North Country story mixes grazing hills, old turnpike settlement, cheese and butter work, and Hannawa Falls mill history.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $15–$44 per $1,000 in St. Lawrence 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 $4,502–$13,334 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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