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Hudson Valley

LaGrange, New York

LaGrange is a town in Dutchess County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 16,000 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
Dutchess
Region
Hudson Valley
Population (2020)
15,975

Local Almanac

Notes in and around LaGrange

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

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This place · History & Culture

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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Nearby · The Outdoors

Union Vale's Tymor Park makes the town feel civic and rural

Union Vale is grounded by Tymor Park, a town recreation landscape that gives the rural Dutchess town a public center.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Dutchess County · History & Culture

Hyde Park Layers the Hudson With Estates and Food

Hyde Park's town landscape holds FDR, Vanderbilt, and culinary education along a compact Hudson River history corridor.

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Dutchess County · Money & Taxes

Dutchess Delinquent Taxes May Have Installment Terms

Dutchess owners with delinquent real property taxes should contact Finance and review the county installment agreement route before assuming no plan exists.

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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. Rates are set by the town, school district, and county.

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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