Hudson Valley
Ossining, New York
Ossining is a town in Westchester County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 40,000 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
- Town
- County
- Westchester
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 40,061
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Ossining
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Ossining Runs Along Stone, Water, and Hard History
The Old Croton Aqueduct and Sing Sing Prison Museum give Ossining visible links to waterworks, stonework, and civic history.
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Teatown keeps Ossining-area nature close and specific
Teatown gives the Ossining-area map a lake, preserves, environmental education, and trails that make northern Westchester nature practical to visit.
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Washington Irving rests in the cemetery that gave the village its name
Sleepy Hollow got its name from Washington Irving's 1820 tale of the Headless Horseman. Irving himself is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where his simple gravestone is the most-visited spot.
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Ossining village history gives the riverfront a civic frame
Ossining village history connects the Hudson riverfront, older settlement, and a distinct village identity in Westchester.
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Mount Pleasant Follows Pocantico Roads
Rockefeller State Park Preserve gives Mount Pleasant carriage roads, open fields, and Pocantico estate landscape in public view.
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New Castle Walks Greeley Ground in Chappaqua
New Castle's Chappaqua center keeps Horace Greeley farm memory near the restored house, woods, and railroad village pattern.
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Croton-on-Hudson is a river village with rail and waterworks layers
Croton-on-Hudson's story layers Kitchawanc place names, Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton Landing, rail work, Harmon, dams, and the aqueduct.
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Kensico Dam Plaza turns water infrastructure into civic space
Kensico Dam Plaza gives central Westchester waterworks scale, public events, fitness space, and a county gathering ground.
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Stone Barns Makes Pocantico Hills Food Culture Visible
Stone Barns Center gives Westchester a working farm, food education, and a Pocantico Hills landscape tied to public programs and old estate ground.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $24–$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 $7,260–$7,508 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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