Hudson Valley
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Sleepy Hollow is a village in Westchester County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 10,000 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Westchester
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 9,986
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Sleepy Hollow
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This place · History & Culture
Washington Irving rests in the cemetery that gave the village its name
Sleepy Hollow got its name from Washington Irving's 1820 tale of the Headless Horseman. Irving himself is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where his simple gravestone is the most-visited spot.
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The Tarrytown Lighthouse Makes the River a Working Landmark
The Tarrytown Lighthouse, now in Sleepy Hollow, keeps Hudson River navigation and shoreline change visible in one compact landmark.
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Ossining village history gives the riverfront a civic frame
Ossining village history connects the Hudson riverfront, older settlement, and a distinct village identity in Westchester.
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Mount Pleasant Follows Pocantico Roads
Rockefeller State Park Preserve gives Mount Pleasant carriage roads, open fields, and Pocantico estate landscape in public view.
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Lyndhurst gives Tarrytown a Gothic river-estate layer
Lyndhurst gives Tarrytown Gothic Revival architecture, Hudson River estate history, and a public cultural landscape.
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You Can Walk or Bike Across the Hudson on the Mario Cuomo Bridge
The crossing folks here still call the Tappan Zee has a 3.6-mile shared path with six river overlooks, and it starts right in Tarrytown at 333 South Broadway.
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Kensico Dam Plaza turns water infrastructure into civic space
Kensico Dam Plaza gives central Westchester waterworks scale, public events, fitness space, and a county gathering ground.
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Stone Barns Makes Pocantico Hills Food Culture Visible
Stone Barns Center gives Westchester a working farm, food education, and a Pocantico Hills landscape tied to public programs and old estate ground.
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Nyack Beach keeps the Palisades close to the river road
Nyack Beach State Park gives Rockland a close-up Hudson shoreline, cliff views, and a riverfront state park near village-scale Nyack.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $13–$29 per $1,000 in Westchester 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 $3,933–$8,699 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.
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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