Adirondacks & North Country
Lake George, New York
Lake George is a town in Warren County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 3,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Adirondack peaks, Forest Preserve lands, Olympic Lake Placid, and the St. Lawrence islands. Lake George sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Warren
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 3,502
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Lake George
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · Home & Property
Lake George stormwater rules belong early in property work
Lake George land-disturbance projects should check the Park Commission stormwater page before grading, clearing, or construction plans harden.
Read this note ->This place · History & Culture
Lake George Village Is a Shoreline County Center
Lake George village reads as both a local government place and the public face of a large Adirondack lake economy.
Read this note ->This place · Rules & Licenses
Lake George dock and mooring projects need the park commission permit page
Lake George dock, mooring, marina, and shoreline plans should start with the Park Commission permit page.
Read this note ->This place · Cars & Driving
Warren DMV Trips Start at the County Clerk Door
Warren drivers should check the county DMV page for office access, phone guidance, and parking before heading to Lake George.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
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.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
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.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Queensbury Connects Road and Lake
Queensbury reads as a Glens Falls-to-Lake George gateway through plank road history, bikeway routes, and local parks.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Lake Luzerne Puts Adirondack Water and Town Business Side by Side
Lake Luzerne's local story comes from water, town government, and Warren County records at the southern Adirondack edge.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Warrensburg’s river power became mills, museums, and Adirondack gateway memory
Warrensburg’s history page ties the town to Schroon River waterpower, mills, tanning, paper, clothing, and a local museum identity.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $10–$15 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 $3,062–$4,471 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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