Adirondacks & North Country

Lewis County, New York

Lewis County is home to 26,582 people across 25 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Adirondack peaks, Forest Preserve lands, Olympic Lake Placid, and the St. Lawrence islands.

Population (2020): 26,582
Region: Adirondacks & North Country
Places: 25

Tax snapshot County notes Places Statewide links

Property tax in Lewis County

About $15–$25 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 $4,610–$7,395 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 Lewis County

Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.

History & Culture

Lowville Keeps Lewis County Memory in the Temple

Lowville's county-center role shows in the Lewis County Historical Society's former Masonic Temple, archives, programs, and historian connection.

Money & Taxes

Lewis County Tax Lookups Should Be Verified With the Treasurer

Lewis County offers online tax lookup, but the county itself tells users to verify database information with the Treasurer's office.

History & Culture

Lowville Mixes Fair, Factory, and County Center

Lowville's identity blends Lewis County civic weight, early village incorporation, agricultural fair memory, and the modern cream-cheese festival downtown.

Home & Property

Lowville Utility and Tax Payments Have Several Official Paths

Lowville residents can use mail, drop box, online payment, or over-the-counter options, while DPW handles service and sewer concerns.

History & Culture

Croghan's Maple Story Runs Through Town

Croghan's identity links War of 1812 naming, Beaver River communities, Adirondack foothills, and a maple museum built around sugaring history.

Home & Property

Turin Tax Questions Need Two Stops

Turin village tax and parcel questions should pair the village tax collector with Lewis County real property search and GIS tools.

History & Culture

Lowville's Village Identity Starts With Schools, Farms, and Fairs

Lowville's history points to an older civic village: academy, courthouse-area services, dairy country, and Lewis County fairground life.

History & Culture

Croghan Puts Maple Sugar in the Middle of the Village Story

Croghan's American Maple Museum turns maple sugaring from background scenery into the village's clearest cultural signal.

History & Culture

Lyons Falls Is a River Meeting Place

Lyons Falls grew where the Moose and Black rivers meet, with French refugees, Caleb Lyon, mills, bridges, and canal ambition in the story.

Towns (17)

Lowville · 4,888 Croghan · 3,197 New Bremen · 2,785 Denmark · 2,626 Watson · 1,802 West Turin · 1,692 Diana · 1,610 Leyden · 1,572 Martinsburg · 1,316 Greig · 1,179 Lyonsdale · 1,170 Lewis · 844 Turin · 768 Harrisburg · 480 Pinckney · 313 Osceola · 243 Montague · 97

Villages (8)

Lowville · 3,272 Croghan · 639 Copenhagen · 631 Lyons Falls · 570 Port Leyden · 554 Castorland · 334 Constableville · 293 Turin · 197

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.

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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