Hudson Valley
Sparrow Bush, New York
Sparrow Bush is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Orange County, part of New York's Hudson Valley region, with about 981 residents at 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
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Orange
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 981
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Sparrow Bush
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Deerpark Is a River-and-Canal Town of Hamlets
Deerpark's own history reads like a map of rivers, Shawangunk slopes, Basha Kill wetlands, D&H Canal work, and hamlets.
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Port Jervis Follows Canal, Rail, and River
Port Jervis' identity is shaped by the Delaware and Neversink valleys, the D&H Canal, and railroad history.
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Mount Hope Is Otisville, Old Wallkill-Deerpark Land, and Institutions
Mount Hope's town history ties its identity to early settlement, its 1825 creation from Deerpark and Wallkill, Otisville, and correctional institutions.
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Deerpark Reads Like a D&H Canal Town
Deerpark's story runs through the D&H Canal, Neversink Valley, Cuddebackville, and the coal route to New York City.
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Greenville in Orange County is rural and records-minded
Greenville in Orange County reads as a small rural town where Route 6, town offices, and local history are close together.
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Mount Hope's Name Fits Its Orange County Edge
Mount Hope's local texture comes from Otisville, early settlement, and a town line drawn from Deerpark and Wallkill country.
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Minisink's current heritage work keeps the old name active
Minisink's town heritage calendar work keeps local history visible in a small western Orange town.
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Greenville property-tax lookup uses the Orange County town route
Greenville taxpayers should use the Orange County Greenville tax-search route and town tax collector information before paying or panicking over a bill.
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Lumberland Keeps Its Local Past in the Town Hall
Lumberland's town museum turns local photos, family names, Glen Spey history, and Heritage Day material into a practical memory room.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $12–$33 per $1,000 in Orange 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 $3,539–$9,891 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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