Hudson Valley
Pelham, New York
Pelham is a town in Westchester County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 13,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Historic estates, farm-to-table towns, and Hudson River art and mountains. Pelham sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Westchester
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 13,078
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Notes in and around Pelham
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
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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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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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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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.
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Mamaroneck town service questions have a resident hub
Mamaroneck town residents should use the Resident Hub before guessing whether a service question belongs to town, village, or county.
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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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Roughly $21–$21 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 $6,318–$6,318 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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