Adirondacks & North Country
Saranac, New York
Saranac is a town in Clinton County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 3,900 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
- Clinton
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 3,852
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Saranac
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Saranac Has Its Own Older Clinton County Footing
Clinton County's historian page places Saranac's town creation in 1824 after early settlement west of Plattsburgh.
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Dannemora's Civic Memory Runs Through the Prison Village
Dannemora's local story comes from the village and town layer around Clinton Correctional Facility and Adirondack-edge civic life.
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Schuyler Falls is a daughter town of old Plattsburgh
Schuyler Falls’ official history starts with its 1848 split from the older Town of Plattsburgh.
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Peru's Little Ausable and Orchard Country Give It a Softer Edge
Peru sits between Adirondack foothills and Lake Champlain farm country, with the Little Ausable River and orchard landscape shaping its local feel.
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Black Brook is an Adirondack river-and-iron town
Black Brook's own town page ties its identity to early settlement, farming, mining, smelting iron, the Au Sable River, and Adirondack waters.
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Ellenburg is a four-hamlet town with memory work still happening
Ellenburg's town history ties its hamlets to the Chazy River, the Old Military Tract, early settlement, and an active town-history effort.
Read this note ->Clinton County · Cars & Driving
North Country Winter Travel Is a Check-Early Habit
Lake-effect snow, Adirondack elevation, and long rural gaps make winter travel manageable when drivers check forecasts and 511NY before leaving.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History & Culture
Mooers is a border-town name with its own local route
Mooers has northern Clinton County border geography, but its town notices and local offices keep the story close to home.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History & Culture
Champlain is the border town with two villages and a lake coast
Champlain's official site and Lake Champlain Basin Program materials frame the town as a Canadian-border, Lake Champlain, two-village municipality.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $19–$23 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 $5,770–$6,887 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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