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Hudson Valley

Forestburgh, New York

Forestburgh is a town in Sullivan County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 808 people as of the 2020 census.

In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.

Type
Town
County
Sullivan
Region
Hudson Valley
Population (2020)
808

Local Almanac

Notes in and around Forestburgh

Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Deerpark Is a River-and-Canal Town of Hamlets

Deerpark's own history reads like a map of rivers, Shawangunk slopes, Basha Kill wetlands, D&H Canal work, and hamlets.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Monticello's Broadway Tells a County-Seat Story

Monticello's Broadway core gives the village a county-seat feel built from old storefronts, public errands, and preservation work.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Thompson carries Catskills resort memory through Monticello

Thompson's local identity links Munsee Lenape presence, Dutch Pond settlement, Monticello, and the Borscht Belt marker work.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Deerpark Reads Like a D&H Canal Town

Deerpark's story runs through the D&H Canal, Neversink Valley, Cuddebackville, and the coal route to New York City.

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Nearby · Money & Taxes

Sullivan room tax is a county treasurer errand, not a platform guess

Sullivan lodging operators should check the Treasurer's room-tax page for the five percent rate, separate charge, and quarterly returns.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Lumberland Keeps Its Local Past in the Town Hall

Lumberland's town museum turns local photos, family names, Glen Spey history, and Heritage Day material into a practical memory room.

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Sullivan County · History & Culture

Highland Has a River-Edge Revolutionary Story

Highland's Delaware River edge carries hamlet life, the Minisink Ford Battleground, the Roebling Bridge, and a Revolutionary War memory close together.

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Sullivan County · History & Culture

Liberty's Hamlets Grew Through Tanneries, Hotels, and Sanatoriums

Liberty's official history traces a Catskills arc from hemlock woods and tanneries to hotels, health institutions, and named hamlets.

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Sullivan County · Cars & Driving

Sullivan DMV Is a Nine-Stop Appointment Errand

Sullivan County DMV users should use the county appointment route, know the nine local stops, and keep road-test questions with NYS DMV.

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Property tax snapshot

Roughly $18–$24 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 $5,483–$7,217 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.

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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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