Adirondacks & North Country
Schroon, New York
Schroon is a town in Essex County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 1,900 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
- Essex
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 1,880
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Schroon
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Schroon is lake town plus Adirondack municipality
Schroon's local identity comes from Schroon Lake, town government, and Adirondack travel patterns in southern Essex County.
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Ticonderoga starts with the fort between two waters
Fort Ticonderoga makes the town’s Lake George and Lake Champlain position central to its identity.
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Chester Is an Adirondack Warren County Town Beyond Chestertown
Chester's local story runs through Chestertown, Warren County offices, lakes, rivers, and Adirondack-area government layers.
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Horicon's Mill Pond story has mills, tanneries, and a library
Horicon's town history turns Brant Lake and Mill Pond into a story of logging, mills, tanneries, summer visitors, and community-made institutions.
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North Creek Gives Warren County a Mountain-Railroad Door
North Creek's identity mixes old railroad access, mountain-town services, and Gore Mountain traffic in the upper Hudson valley.
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Crown Point Keeps Two Fort Stories on Lake Champlain
Crown Point State Historic Site makes the town’s French, British, and lake-crossing history visible.
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Hague Sits on Lake George's Northern Basin
Hague's own description places it as an Eastern Adirondack community on Lake George's northern basin with four-season visitor activity.
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Chester Warren centers local memory in Chestertown
Chester's official town history pages put the historian, museum, and Historical Society inside the Chestertown municipal center.
Read this note ->Essex County · Rules & Licenses
Adirondack Park Projects Should Start With the APA, Not Guesswork
Before building, subdividing, clearing near wetlands, or changing shoreline use in the Adirondack Park, ask the APA whether state review applies.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $11–$12 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 $3,262–$3,620 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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