Capital Region
Princetown, New York
Princetown is a town in Schenectady County, in New York's Capital Region region, home to about 2,000 people as of the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Schenectady
- Region
- Capital Region
- Population (2020)
- 2,024
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Princetown
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Princetown Has a Carry's Bush Beginning
Princetown's county page ties the town to John Prince, Carry's Bush, Dutch Reformed Church land, farms, and rural homes.
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Glenville's Broomcorn Story Grows by the Mohawk
Glenville's Mohawk River identity ties Scotia, farm ground, and broomcorn work into one local history layer.
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Rotterdam's Mohawk River Story Rests at Mabee Farm
Mabee Farm gives Rotterdam a Mohawk River landscape of Dutch farm buildings, orchards, gardens, and local memory.
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Duanesburg's Old Roads Explain Its Open-Country Feel
Duanesburg's farms, hamlets, Quaker Street, and old east-west roads explain why Schenectady County suddenly feels open and upland.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Duanesburg's County Forest Preserve Makes a Winter-Trail Pocket
Duanesburg has Schenectady County's 104-acre County Forest Preserve, with hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, and nearby town forest trails.
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Plotter Kill makes Rotterdam's edge steep and wild
Plotter Kill Preserve gives Rotterdam a rugged county preserve, Mohawk tributary gorge, waterfalls, trails, and plant diversity.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Duanesburg Land Projects Need Parcel And Zoning Checks Together
For Duanesburg land or building plans, check the parcel record and town zoning contacts before treating open land as simple.
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ESAM gives Glenville a runway-and-aircraft identity
Empire State Aerosciences Museum ties Glenville to aircraft, aviation exhibits, and the Capital Region's airfield edge.
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Glenville Keeps Town Memory in Records, Maps, and Old-School Files
Glenville's historian work gives the town an archive identity built from newspapers, photographs, maps, school records, and family research.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $19–$20 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 $5,801–$5,914 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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