Capital Region

Washington County, New York

Washington County is home to 61,302 people across 27 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Albany the capital, Revolutionary Saratoga, spas, and horse racing.

Population (2020): 61,302
Region: Capital Region
Places: 27

Tax snapshot County notes Places Statewide links

Property tax in Washington County

About $12–$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 $3,605–$7,399 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 Washington County

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

History & Culture

Whitehall Carries Skenesborough, Canal, and Navy Memory

Whitehall's local identity gathers at the head of Lake Champlain, where Skenesborough history, a canal terminal museum, and naval memory overlap.

History & Culture

Fort Ann Is a Champlain Corridor Town, Not Just a Battlefield Name

Fort Ann's historical timeline and canalway context tie the town to military routes, Battle Hill, the Champlain Canal, and D&H rail movement.

History & Culture

Hudson Falls still carries Sandy Hill and the feeder canal

Hudson Falls has a village story shaped by Sandy Hill, Baker's Falls, mills, and the Glens Falls Feeder Canal.

History & Culture

Cambridge Keeps an Opera House in Farm Country

Cambridge mixes Washington County farmland, historic storefronts, a Victorian train hotel, and Hubbard Hall's 1878 opera-house arts campus.

History & Culture

Fort Edward's Rogers Island Keeps the Military Road in View

Fort Edward's Hudson River setting and Rogers Island museum keep colonial military history visible at the southern edge of the North Country route.

History & Culture

Kingsbury Follows the Feeder Canal

Kingsbury's canal story links Hudson Falls, Champlain Canal commerce, and a linear park on the old feeder route.

History & Culture

Granville's Slate Valley Identity Is Written in Stone

Granville's Slate Valley setting and museum record turn colored stone, labor, and local industry into town identity.

Money & Taxes

Washington Tax Balances Start in TCS

Washington taxpayers can use the Treasurer's TCS route to check unpaid rows, interest recalculation, and payment status before paying.

History & Culture

Hartford Started as a Patent Cut Into Farm Lots

Hartford's Washington County story begins with an old patent, war-service land, survey lots, and a town name settled in 1793.

Towns (17)

Kingsbury · 12,968 Granville · 6,215 Fort Edward · 5,991 Fort Ann · 5,812 Greenwich · 4,868 Whitehall · 4,023 Argyle · 3,644 White Creek · 3,275 Salem · 2,612 Easton · 2,279 Hartford · 2,193 Cambridge · 1,952 Hebron · 1,786 Jackson · 1,723 Hampton · 857 Putnam · 567 Dresden · 537

Villages (8)

Hudson Falls · 7,427 Fort Edward · 3,108 Whitehall · 2,465 Granville · 2,404 Cambridge · 1,788 Greenwich · 1,651 Fort Ann · 460 Argyle · 289

Hamlets (2)

Salem · 811 North Granville · 524

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.

Page feedback

Send a page note

Send a note about this page. The page address will be included automatically.

Send a note