Capital Region
Fort Edward, New York
Fort Edward is a town in Washington County, in New York's Capital Region region, home to about 6,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Albany the capital, Revolutionary Saratoga, spas, and horse racing. Fort Edward sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Washington
- Region
- Capital Region
- Population (2020)
- 5,991
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Fort Edward
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · 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.
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Fort Edward's Feeder Canal Adds Workday Water History
The Feeder Canal layer ties Fort Edward to industrial water, towpaths, Hudson River movement, and a trail corridor people still use.
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Upper-Hudson Waterfront Lots Need A Flood-Map Check
River and creek properties in the upper Hudson corridor deserve a calm FEMA flood-map check before buying, building, or planning major repairs.
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Washington County DBA errands run through Fort Edward
Washington County business-name filings are easier when owners treat Fort Edward as the clerk route and keep local permits separate.
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Fort Edward Is Washington County's DMV Errand Anchor
Washington County drivers can use the Fort Edward DMV office for many local registration and license errands, with state DMV rules still controlling the paperwork.
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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.
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Glens Falls' Feeder Canal Still Carries Local Memory
Glens Falls' canal identity includes the Feeder Canal, towpath, boat basins, paper and lumber shipments, and a working link to Champlain Canal history.
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Glens Falls Holds Waterways, Paper Families, and Adirondack Memory
Glens Falls carries a Southern Adirondack story shaped by waterways, tourism, paper families, lumber names, and local museums.
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Kingsbury Follows the Feeder Canal
Kingsbury's canal story links Hudson Falls, Champlain Canal commerce, and a linear park on the old feeder route.
Read this note ->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 $5,304–$7,272 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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