Adirondacks & North Country
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is home to 47,555 people across 29 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Adirondack peaks, Forest Preserve lands, Olympic Lake Placid, and the St. Lawrence islands.
- Population (2020)
- 47,555
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Places
- 29
Property tax in Franklin County
About $13–$26 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 $3,760–$7,669 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 Franklin County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
History & Culture
Moira reads as Franklin County town-and-village country
Moira's local identity comes through a Franklin County town layer, the Brushton-Moira area, and local-government routing.
Home & Property
Franklin County real property questions should start with the county tax services page
Franklin County gives property owners a clear Real Property Tax Services starting page for assessment and tax-map questions.
History & Culture
Akwesasne Has Its Own Government Story
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s official site gives Akwesasne a direct-government source for local context.
History & Culture
Fort Covington keeps the border in everyday view
Fort Covington's place story comes from northern Franklin County, local town government, old commercial memory, and a border setting.
Money & Taxes
Franklin County tax payments belong on the treasurer route early
Franklin County taxpayers should separate treasurer payment questions from assessment or deed questions.
The Outdoors
Tupper Lake explains the Adirondacks through The Wild Center
The Wild Center gives Tupper Lake a public, hands-on way to explain Adirondack woods, waters, and wildlife.
History & Culture
Burke's North Country story has hamlets and Wilder memory
Burke's official town materials give the Franklin County town a quiet North Country story of hamlets, farms, and Almanzo Wilder country nearby.
History & Culture
Bangor has a Franklin County town route behind the quiet map
Bangor's municipal site and Franklin County listing turn a quiet North Country town into a clearer route for minutes, meetings, offices, and county services.
History & Culture
Malone's Farm, Fair, and Farmer Boy Memory
Malone's village story mixes county-seat services, farm-country identity, and the nearby Almanzo Wilder Homestead that keeps a literary memory local.
Towns (19)
Reservations (1)
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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