Adirondacks & North Country
Dickinson, New York
Dickinson is a town in Franklin County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 965 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Franklin
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 965
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Dickinson
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Malone's Salmon River Runs Through Its Civic Story
Malone's Salmon River, county-seat role, railroad shops, and dairy history give the town a deeper North Country story.
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Bombay and Brasher share a state-forest edge near Akwesasne
DEC and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe give Bombay and Brasher a source-backed forest and Akwesasne edge story.
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Lawrence sits in an old St. Lawrence County formation story
Lawrence's local identity starts with early settlement, formation from Brasher and Hopkinton, and a county map that kept changing as travel improved.
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Brasher and Bombay share a big state-forest landscape
Bombay and Brasher State Forests give the northern St. Lawrence towns a large wetland-and-trail landscape.
Read this note ->Franklin County · Cars & Driving
North Country Winter Travel Is a Check-Early Habit
Lake-effect snow, Adirondack elevation, and long rural gaps make winter travel manageable when drivers check forecasts and 511NY before leaving.
Read this note ->Franklin County · 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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$26 per $1,000
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $6,672–$7,669 a year before the STAR break.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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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. Source data ->
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