Capital Region
Nassau, New York
Nassau is a village in Rensselaer County, in New York's Capital Region region, home to about 1,100 people as of the 2020 census.
Albany the capital, Revolutionary Saratoga, spas, and horse racing. Nassau sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Rensselaer
- Region
- Capital Region
- Population (2020)
- 1,103
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Nassau
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
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Nassau property questions should start with the Dewey Loeffel CAG
Nassau residents can use the Dewey Loeffel Community Advisory Group and EPA site profile before making water or property assumptions.
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East Greenbush Follows Papscanee to the Hudson
Papscanee Island Nature Preserve gives East Greenbush a Hudson River landscape of trails, floodplain woods, and Mohican memory.
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Nassau Route 203 contamination calls for EPA-source checking
A Nassau concern note flags the town's Route 203 contamination page and urges property readers to check official EPA updates before assuming conditions.
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Schodack Rests on the River Island
Schodack Island State Park gives Schodack a Hudson River landscape of shoreline, trails, estuary habitat, and local history.
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Chatham transfer tax forms belong in the recording packet
Chatham real-property conveyances have a town transfer-tax page to check before the county clerk recording packet goes in.
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Schodack keeps its old hamlets in the photo drawer
Schodack's historian page gives Rensselaer County color through Castleton, Schodack Landing, old rail images, and hamlet memory.
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Nassau Changed Names, but Kept a Deep Town-History Habit
Nassau’s official history page links the town to Philipstown, its 1806 founding, 1808 renaming, and a broad local archive habit.
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Chatham puts farmland protection into the town conversation
Chatham's Community Preservation Plan shows the town reading itself through farmland, prominent lands, and local conservation choices.
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East Greenbush building permits have a town code route
East Greenbush residents should use the town building and code pages before beginning work that may need a permit.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$30 per $1,000 in Rensselaer 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 $3,971–$8,868 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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