Hudson Valley
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 79,500 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
- Westchester
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 79,726
Local Almanac
Notes in and around New Rochelle
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
New Rochelle still carries La Rochelle in its name
New Rochelle's name, early settlement story, and Thomas Paine Cottage give the city a distinctive Sound Shore identity.
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New Rochelle Keeps a Fort Slocum Story Offshore
Davids Island gives New Rochelle a Long Island Sound military layer beyond its mainland downtown and neighborhoods.
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New Rochelle building permits now point through CitySquared
New Rochelle’s building-permit page sends applicants to the city’s online permit system, so owners should start there before work begins.
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New Rochelle public-works permits require online uploads
New Rochelle’s online permit-system page says DPW permit documentation must be uploaded online, so paper handoffs are the wrong assumption.
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Mamaroneck Meets the Harbor and the Old Street Map
Mamaroneck's Sound shore identity pairs Harbor Island and Mamaroneck Harbor with subdivision-era street history.
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Pelham's Story Fits Into a Small Town House
Pelham's compact town identity links the Town House, Pell-era history, and a preserved movie theater.
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Eastchester's marble schoolhouse gives history a stone face
The Marble Schoolhouse and Tuckahoe marble give Eastchester a small building with a strong local material story.
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Mount Vernon Has an Older Story at St. Paul's
St. Paul's Church gives Mount Vernon a Revolutionary-era layer beneath its modern inner-ring-suburb identity.
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Mount Vernon Has a Bronx River Parks Edge
Mount Vernon's local texture includes county parkland along the Bronx River as well as its dense city grid.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $25–$25 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 $7,517–$7,517 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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Nearby places
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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