Hudson Valley
Hillside Lake, New York
Hillside Lake is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Dutchess County, part of New York's Hudson Valley region, with about 1,100 residents at the 2020 census.
Historic estates, farm-to-table towns, and Hudson River art and mountains. Hillside Lake sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Dutchess
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 1,091
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Hillside Lake
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
East Fishkill's Rail Story Rides the Trail
Hopewell Depot and the Dutchess Rail Trail turn East Fishkill's railroad past into a public trail identity.
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LaGrange Keeps a Schoolhouse
LaGrange's Little Red Schoolhouse ties Freedom Plains, local collections, and town historian work to everyday civic memory.
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Beekman's Furnace Road Keeps the Iron Story Close
Beekman's Furnace Road ruins keep the town's iron, mill, and valley-route history close to the surface.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
East Fishkill permits now have an online portal route
East Fishkill’s building department and online permit portal give homeowners a current filing route before a project starts.
Read this note ->Dutchess County · Home & Property
Dutchess County Roads Can Trigger a Driveway Permit
If a Dutchess driveway, fence, or roadside project touches county right-of-way, check the county highway work permit before work starts.
Read this note ->Dutchess County · History & Culture
Red Hook's River Estates Still Shape the View
Red Hook's river edge includes Montgomery Place, where estate landscape, orchards, campus life, and Catskill views make the town feel distinct.
Read this note ->Dutchess County · History & Culture
Pleasant Valley's Hamlet Story Runs on Wappingers Creek
Pleasant Valley's local texture reaches from the old Charlotte hamlet name to churches, mills, roads, and Wappingers Creek water power.
Read this note ->Dutchess County · History & Culture
Rhinebeck Keeps Early Flight Loud and Close
Rhinebeck's local identity has an unusual aviation layer: Pioneer-era machines, World War I aircraft, barnstorming, and museum culture in farm-country surroundings.
Read this note ->Dutchess County · History & Culture
Fishkill's Supply Depot Sits by Today's Crossroads
Fishkill's Revolutionary War layer centers on the Supply Depot, Van Wyck Homestead, and the route between the Hudson Highlands and interior roads.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $12–$33 per $1,000 in Dutchess County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $3,740–$9,885 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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.
Nearby
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Hopewell Junction
Hamlet (CDP) · Dutchess County · 1,330
Chelsea Cove
Hamlet (CDP) · Dutchess County · 1,150
New Hackensack
Hamlet (CDP) · Dutchess County · 1,497
Freedom Plains
Hamlet (CDP) · Dutchess County · 438
East Fishkill
Town · Dutchess County · 29,707
Red Oaks Mill
Hamlet (CDP) · Dutchess County · 3,810
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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