Hudson Valley
Saugerties, New York
Saugerties is a town in Ulster County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 19,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Ulster
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 19,038
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Saugerties
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Saugerties Meets at Esopus Creek
Saugerties's Hudson River identity gathers the lighthouse, Esopus Creek mouth, village history, and bluestone quarry memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Germantown Looks Across the Hudson to Palatine Memory
Germantown combines Hudson River access, Catskill sunsets, Palatine East Camp history, and nearby Hudson River School landscape memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Tivoli Bays gives the village a wetland edge
Tivoli Bays makes Tivoli's Hudson River identity feel tidal, marshy, ecological, and close to village life.
Read this note ->Ulster County · History & Culture
Rosendale's Cement Was Discovered by Canal Blasting
Rosendale's town history links D&H Canal lock construction, natural cement discovery, and the 1844 formation of the town around a booming industry.
Read this note ->Ulster County · History & Culture
Hurley Has a Stone-House Street and an Ashokan Reservoir Scar
Hurley's town history ties Old Hurley stone houses, a brief capital moment, bluestone hamlets, and Ashokan Reservoir displacement into one local identity.
Read this note ->Ulster County · History & Culture
Lloyd Turns an Old Rail Bridge Into Daily Landscape
Lloyd's Highland side of the Walkway links rail history, community reuse, river views, and a trail system that makes the bridge part of everyday life.
Read this note ->Ulster County · History & Culture
Marbletown's Stone Ridge and High Falls Story Starts in 1669
Marbletown's official history connects early settlement, hilly uplands, Esopus and Rondout waterways, Stone Ridge, High Falls, and Revolutionary-era government movement.
Read this note ->Ulster County · Rules & Licenses
Plattekill Short-Term Rentals Now Need Town and County Steps
Plattekill owners running short-term rentals should check the town operating permit and Ulster County tax certificate requirements before keeping listings active.
Read this note ->Ulster County · History & Culture
Rochester's Accord and Kerhonkson Story Runs from Canal to O&W Rail
In Ulster County's Town of Rochester, the D&H Canal and later O&W Railway explain Accord, Kerhonkson, and Alligerville's historic pattern.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $19–$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 $5,815–$6,260 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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