Hudson Valley
Port Chester, New York
Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 31,500 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
- Village
- County
- Westchester
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 31,693
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Port Chester
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Port Chester's Capitol Theatre Gives Downtown a Marquee
The Capitol Theatre gives Port Chester a 1926 theater, downtown arts life, and a visible Westchester Avenue anchor.
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Port Chester’s Byram River waterfront is an active civic project
Port Chester includes the Byram River waterfront, where village planning connects public access, promenade work, and downtown edges.
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Port Chester waterfront work can affect access before it improves it
Port Chester residents should check village waterfront project updates before assuming promenade access, detours, or construction timing.
Read this note ->This place · Rules & Licenses
Port Chester’s Village Clerk is the records starting stop
Port Chester residents looking for official records, meeting actions, claims, or village documents should know the Clerk route.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Harrison village history sits inside a town-village government
Harrison village history is tied to a rare town-village frame, local historian pages, and a Westchester identity that crosses hamlets.
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Westchester DMV Errands Start With the State Locator
Before a Westchester DMV trip, use the NYS office locator and document guide so the office, appointment, and proofs match the errand.
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Scarsdale village history explains the town-village shape
Scarsdale village history helps explain why the village and town names sit so closely together.
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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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Purchase Gives Harrison a Campus-and-Art Layer
Harrison's Purchase hamlet layer joins local land history, SUNY Purchase, Manhattanville-area memory, and corporate sculpture grounds.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$29 per $1,000 in Westchester 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 $3,933–$8,699 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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