Capital Region

Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County is home to 158,061 people across 14 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Albany the capital, Revolutionary Saratoga, spas, and horse racing.

Population (2020): 158,061
Region: Capital Region
Places: 14

Tax snapshot County notes Places Statewide links

Property tax in Schenectady County

About $19–$28 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 $5,750–$8,311 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 Schenectady County

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

History & Culture

Niskayuna Runs Along the Mohawk

Niskayuna's identity sits between the Mohawk River trail, Schenectady edge, and a long research-lab presence.

Money & Taxes

Schenectady Delinquent Taxes Split County and City Routes

Schenectady County collects delinquent taxes outside the city, while city parcels use the City Bureau of Receipts.

History & Culture

Glenville's Broomcorn Story Grows by the Mohawk

Glenville's Mohawk River identity ties Scotia, farm ground, and broomcorn work into one local history layer.

History & Culture

Rotterdam's Mohawk River Story Rests at Mabee Farm

Mabee Farm gives Rotterdam a Mohawk River landscape of Dutch farm buildings, orchards, gardens, and local memory.

History & Culture

Schenectady Carries Stockade Streets and Electric City Voltage

Schenectady's identity blends Mohawk River geography, Dutch-era settlement, the Stockade, GE, early broadcasting, and locomotive history.

History & Culture

Duanesburg's Old Roads Explain Its Open-Country Feel

Duanesburg's farms, hamlets, Quaker Street, and old east-west roads explain why Schenectady County suddenly feels open and upland.

History & Culture

Princetown Has a Carry's Bush Beginning

Princetown's county page ties the town to John Prince, Carry's Bush, Dutch Reformed Church land, farms, and rural homes.

Cars & Driving

Schenectady DMV Drop Box Needs a Complete Packet

Schenectady DMV mail and drop-box transactions can handle several registration and ID tasks, but the packet has to be complete.

History & Culture

Schenectady's Proctors Keeps Downtown on Stage

Proctors gives Schenectady a modern downtown anchor tied to theater, reuse, and civic renewal.

Cities (1)

Schenectady · 67,047

Towns (5)

Rotterdam · 30,523 Glenville · 29,326 Niskayuna · 23,278 Duanesburg · 5,863 Princetown · 2,024

Villages (2)

Scotia · 7,272 Delanson · 335

Hamlets (6)

Rotterdam · 22,968 Niskayuna · 20,787 East Glenville · 11,896 Mariaville Lake · 666 Duanesburg · 379 Duane Lake · 329

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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