Hudson Valley
Goshen, New York
Goshen is a town in Orange County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 14,500 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
- Orange
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 14,571
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Goshen
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · Home & Property
Orange Fill Work Needs Floodplain and Wetland Map Checks
Before filling, grading, or building near water in Orange County, check FEMA flood maps and environmental layers before local permits.
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Goshen Circles the Track
Goshen's harness-racing identity gathers the Historic Track, museum, and Main Street horse-country memory.
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Goshen's Horse Country Is a County-Seat Clue
Goshen's Historic Track and harness-racing identity give Orange County's seat a sharper local texture than courthouse-town alone.
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Hamptonburgh keeps its town center in Campbell Hall
Hamptonburgh starts with a rural Orange County town government centered around Campbell Hall rather than a single dense village core.
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Wawayanda's Drowned Lands Give the Town Its Wallkill Edge
Wawayanda's old history points to the Drowned Lands of the Wallkill as a defining landscape, political boundary, and farm-country memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Orange County DMV Has Office and Mobile Routes
Orange County DMV errands can use fixed offices or the mobile unit, but permits and CDL testing may need appointment planning.
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Middletown Keeps an Old Erie Station Inside the Library
Middletown's story comes from Minisink roads, rail arrival, downtown change, and reuse of older civic buildings.
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Middletown's Paramount Is a Downtown Landmark
The Paramount Theatre gives Middletown a restored downtown arts landmark tied to local architecture and civic support.
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Sugar Loaf Gives Chester Its Craft Hamlet Story
Sugar Loaf gives Chester a concrete hamlet story: farm support trades, church-and-inn life, and a later craft revival.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $18–$22 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 $5,510–$6,494 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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Nearby places
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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