Adirondacks & North Country
Colton, New York
Colton is a town in St. Lawrence County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 1,500 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
- St. Lawrence
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 1,530
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Colton
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Colton rises from hamlets into Adirondack water country
Colton's identity comes from its 1843 formation, Colton and South Colton hamlets, Adirondack Park boundary, Raquette River, dams, lakes, and trails.
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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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Russell Has an Arsenal Story Hiding Behind the Hills
Russell's town history ties an old arsenal, mills, spruce gum, minerals, dairy, logging, and an early horseless carriage into one North Country story.
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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 ->St. Lawrence 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 ->St. Lawrence County · History & Culture
De Kalb Began With an Early Cooperstown Party
De Kalb's town page ties its name, early settlement, and original-county-town status into a compact North Country story.
Read this note ->St. Lawrence County · History & Culture
Louisville Keeps the St. Lawrence and Grasse Rivers Together
Louisville's river setting ties St. Lawrence County town government to both riverfront and inland routes.
Read this note ->St. Lawrence County · 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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Ogdensburg Faces Two Rivers and an Art Museum
Ogdensburg's identity links the St. Lawrence, the Oswegatchie, Fort La Presentation, port history, and Frederic Remington.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $23–$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 $7,017–$7,830 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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