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Capital Region

Scotia, New York

Scotia is a village in Schenectady County, in New York's Capital Region region, home to about 7,300 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
Village
County
Schenectady
Region
Capital Region
Population (2020)
7,272
Local notes Tax snapshot Statewide links Nearby places

Local Almanac

Notes in and around Scotia

Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Niskayuna Runs Along the Mohawk

Niskayuna's identity sits between the Mohawk River trail, Schenectady edge, and a long research-lab presence.

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Nearby · History & Culture

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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Nearby · History & Culture

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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Nearby · History & Culture

Clifton Park Still Carries Vischer Ferry's Canal Shape

Vischer Ferry gives Clifton Park a canal hamlet landscape of towpath remains, dry dock work, and preserved architecture.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Schenectady Carries Stockade Streets and Electric City Voltage

Schenectady's identity blends Mohawk River geography, Dutch-era settlement, the Stockade, GE, early broadcasting, and locomotive history.

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Nearby · 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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Nearby · History & Culture

Schenectady's Proctors Keeps Downtown on Stage

Proctors gives Schenectady a modern downtown anchor tied to theater, reuse, and civic renewal.

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Nearby · Cars & Driving

Schenectady DMV appointments and drop box are different lanes

Schenectady County DMV customers should separate appointment service from mail and drop-box transactions before choosing the State Street route.

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Nearby · The Outdoors

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.

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Property tax snapshot

About $19–$28 per $1,000 in Schenectady 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 $5,750–$8,311 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.

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Nearby places

Schenectady

City · Schenectady County · 67,047

East Glenville

Hamlet (CDP) · Schenectady County · 11,896

Rotterdam

Town · Schenectady County · 30,523

Rotterdam

Hamlet (CDP) · Schenectady County · 22,968

Glenville

Town · Schenectady County · 29,326

Niskayuna

Hamlet (CDP) · Schenectady County · 20,787

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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