Capital Region

Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County is home to 235,509 people across 36 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Albany the capital, Revolutionary Saratoga, spas, and horse racing.

Population (2020): 235,509
Region: Capital Region
Places: 36

Tax snapshot County notes Places Statewide links

Property tax in Saratoga County

About $6–$22 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 $1,765–$6,734 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 Saratoga County

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

History & Culture

Stillwater's Main Street Sat on a Highway of History

Stillwater's own history page layers Hudson River crossings, Saratoga battles, Champlain Canal commerce, and old homes into one town story.

History & Culture

Waterford Is Where Canals Stack Up

Waterford's identity comes from the Hudson-Mohawk meeting point, Erie and Champlain Canal layers, and the famous flight of locks.

History & Culture

Wilton Rests in the Sand Plains

Wilton's identity ties the Saratoga Sand Plains, Karner blue butterfly habitat, Camp Saratoga, and Palmertown history.

History & Culture

Saratoga Race Course: summer racing since 1863

Saratoga Race Course has been running summer thoroughbred racing on Union Avenue since 1863, from early July through Labor Day.

History & Culture

Saratoga Town Is Old Saratoga on the Hudson

The Town of Saratoga's own history frames it through the Hudson River, Saratoga Lake edge, agriculture, commerce, and Old Saratoga rather than the racing city.

History & Culture

Halfmoon's Story Sits at the Canal Bend

Halfmoon's hamlet identity comes from the Mohawk-Hudson corridor, Champlain Canal remains, and trail-visible locks.

History & Culture

Malta Grows From Lake and Forest

Malta's local story ties Saratoga Lake, Round Lake, Dunning Street militia ground, and Luther Forest's reforested landscape.

History & Culture

Milton follows Kayaderosseras Creek

Milton's Saratoga County identity follows Kayaderosseras Creek, Ballston Spa's edge, parks, and a farm-town settlement story.

History & Culture

Moreau Climbs From Lake Trails to Grant Cottage

Moreau's identity ties town-name history, Moreau Lake's wooded ridges, Big Bend Preserve, and Grant Cottage views.

Cities (2)

Saratoga Springs · 28,491 Mechanicville · 5,163

Towns (19)

Clifton Park · 38,029 Halfmoon · 25,662 Milton · 18,800 Wilton · 17,361 Malta · 17,130 Moreau · 16,202 Ballston · 11,831 Stillwater · 9,022 Waterford · 8,208 Greenfield · 8,004 Corinth · 6,500 Saratoga · 5,808 Northumberland · 5,242 Charlton · 4,328 Galway · 3,525 Providence · 2,075 Hadley · 1,976 Edinburg · 1,333 Day · 819

Villages (9)

Ballston Spa · 5,111 South Glens Falls · 3,744 Corinth · 2,562 Waterford · 2,038 Stillwater · 1,754 Schuylerville · 1,370 Round Lake · 828 Victory · 666 Galway · 165

Hamlets (6)

Country Knolls · 5,349 Milton · 4,663 Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek · 3,048 Clifton Gardens · 2,729 North Ballston Spa · 1,376 Hadley · 1,124

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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