Adirondacks & North Country
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is home to 79,843 people across 32 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Adirondack peaks, Forest Preserve lands, Olympic Lake Placid, and the St. Lawrence islands.
- Population (2020)
- 79,843
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Places
- 32
Property tax in Clinton County
About $16–$31 per $1,000 of market value
Combined full-value rates (county + town/city + school) across the county, FY2025. On a $300,000 home that's roughly $4,661–$9,406 a year before STAR. The exact rate depends on the town, school district, and village. A planning estimate, not a bill.
Almanac Notes
More about Clinton County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
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.
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.
History & Culture
Champlain is the border town with two villages and a lake coast
Champlain's official site and Lake Champlain Basin Program materials frame the town as a Canadian-border, Lake Champlain, two-village municipality.
Money & Taxes
Clinton Delinquent Taxes Need Treasurer and Real Property Checks
Clinton's Treasurer collects delinquent taxes outside Plattsburgh city and posts payment, installment, and foreclosure timing details.
Money & Taxes
Clinton Occupancy Tax Still Needs a Quarterly Return
Clinton County hosts should check the 5 percent occupancy-tax rate, platform collection, and quarterly return duty before assuming the booking site handled it.
History & Culture
Plattsburgh Faces Lake Champlain and the Saranac
Plattsburgh's identity is shaped by Lake Champlain, the Saranac River, and battle history from 1776 and 1814.
History & Culture
Plattsburgh's Former Air Base Still Shapes the City
Plattsburgh's modern identity includes the former Air Force base, the U.S. Oval, lakefront trails, and reuse of military land.
History & Culture
Beekmantown sits between Lake Champlain and the Adirondack edge
Beekmantown's official site frames the town as a Champlain Valley place with lake access and Adirondack-edge geography.
Money & Taxes
Clinton County tax questions should start at the treasurer page
Clinton County maintains a treasurer page that should be the starting stop for payment and collection questions.
Cities (1)
Towns (14)
Villages (3)
Statewide starting points
County, assessor, STAR, and environment lookups
Start with the state county directory, then use ORPTS for assessor, equalization-rate, and municipal profile data. Exact local offices and deadlines still come from the county, city, town, village, or borough office.
- NY.Gov county directory
- ORPTS Municipal Data Portal — assessors & rates
- STAR property-tax break
- DECinfo Locator
Use this carefully: County pages here are orientation pages. Current forms, deadlines, local offices, and parcel-specific details come from the responsible office.
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.
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