Hudson Valley
Hudson, New York
Hudson is a city in Columbia County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 5,900 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
- City
- County
- Columbia
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 5,894
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Notes in and around Hudson
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This place · History & Culture
How Nantucket whalers built Hudson — and antique dealers brought it back
Hudson was founded in 1783 by Nantucket whaling families who wanted a safe harbor inland from the sea. Two centuries later, antique dealers on Warren Street helped revive the old port town.
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Hudson-Athens Lighthouse makes the river a shared front door
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse gives Athens and Hudson a shared river landmark where navigation history, keeper life, tours, and active preservation meet.
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Hudson's Firefighting Museum Turns Apparatus Into Local Memory
FASNY Museum of Firefighting gives Hudson a public-safety story through apparatus, volunteer fire service, equipment, and a large artifact collection.
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Hudson Hall keeps the old opera-house pattern active downtown
Hudson Hall gives Hudson a civic-stage identity through an old opera-house building, exhibitions, performance, and community programming.
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Athens Looks Across the Hudson With Working-River Memory
Athens carries its river identity through ferry history, shipbuilding, brick making, ice harvesting, waterfront buildings, and an active arts center.
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Athens Is a Town Cut From River Neighbors
Athens carries a Hudson River identity shaped by old boundaries, a ferry village, and river work.
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Athens Village Projects Need Code and Clerk Checks
In Athens village, project planning should start with the clerk, code office, and historic-district permit rules before work begins.
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Greenport Wraps Hudson Views Around Farms, College, and Olana
Greenport town is a ring around Hudson: Olana, Columbia-Greene Community College, conservation land, farms, and river views.
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Athens Was a Hudson River Work Village
Athens faces the Hudson with a working-waterfront past of ferry traffic, shipbuilding, brick making, and ice harvesting.
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Roughly $18–$18 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 $5,408–$5,408 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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