Hudson Valley

Stony Point, New York

Stony Point is a Census-designated community in Rockland County, part of New York's Hudson Valley region, with about 12,000 residents at the 2020 census. Its Census boundary is used for statistics; it is not an incorporated village or a municipal government.

Type: Census place (CDP)
County: Rockland
Region: Hudson Valley
Population (2020): 12,126

How Stony Point works

The community name is real. The local government is somewhere else.

Usually, the street address chooses among the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw. Stony Point crosses municipal lines, and a Census-designated place is a statistical community, not a separate city, town, or village government.

The Census boundary does not create a town hall

Stony Point is mapped so the Census Bureau can publish useful local statistics. The government crosswalk shows that it crosses the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw. Use the exact address to choose the right municipality and county.

Town of Stony Point page Town of Haverstraw page Census explanation of CDPs

Permits and local records follow the governing municipality

Building, zoning, local code, assessment, and tax-payment work follows the city or town that serves the parcel. The post office name or CDP name does not prove which counter owns the form.

Haverstraw building and zoning Haverstraw assessment Government and office map

The school district is a separate map

The current state tax-rate data connects Stony Point with 3 school districts, including Haverstraw-Stony Point, East Ramapo, Suffern. District boundaries can cross municipal lines, so the exact address decides enrollment and the school-tax part of the bill.

NYSED school and district profiles New York school-enrollment guide

Mail, fire, school, county, and municipal lines can differ

A mailing name helps locate the community, but the school district, fire or special district, county, and governing municipality each use their own boundary. The county clerk keeps the recorded deed for the parcel's county.

Rockland County land records Find the county page

Ordinary example

A resident sees Stony Point on the mailing address

They do not look for a Stony Point village office. They use the street address to choose among the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw, then use the responsible municipality for building or assessment work, the county clerk for the deed, and the school district for enrollment.

Property tax snapshot

Parent-government planning range: $20.3–$31.1 per $1,000

The FY2025 state rows for Stony Point town / Haverstraw town combine county + parent town/city + school district on a full-value basis. On a $300,000 home, that base is about $6,093–$9,341 a year before STAR, exemptions, and special-district charges.

This Census place has no municipal government of its own. The exact address decides which parent government and school-district rows apply. Treat this as a route to the right records, not a bill estimate for a specific parcel.

Local government

Stony Point crosses Stony Point and Haverstraw.

A census-designated place is a named community for Census purposes, not a separate incorporated municipal government. The city or town layer is the practical local-government starting point.

City or town relationship

Stony Point town official site Haverstraw town official site

The Census relationship is geographic. It tells you which city or town overlaps this place; the official municipal pages still control the current division of services.

Some city or town routes serving Stony Point are still missing below. Match the exact address to its municipality before relying on these partial routes.

Assessment, exemptions, and grievance

Assessment guide

This is the office that owns the assessed-value record and local exemption file.

Town of Haverstraw Assessor

Clerk, licenses, and municipal records

Marriage guide

Use the clerk for the records and licenses this government actually keeps. A village clerk does not automatically own the town's marriage-license work.

Haverstraw Town Clerk

Building, zoning, and land use

Project guide

Start here for local permits, inspections, zoning, and code questions. County health, wetlands, shoreline, or park review can still add another office.

Haverstraw Building Department

Property-tax bills and payments

Match the office to the bill in hand. Village, town or city, county, and school taxes do not always use the same collector.

Haverstraw Receiver of Taxes

The listed official office routes were individually reviewed, most recently on July 13, 2026. Confirm current forms, fees, hours, and deadlines with the office before acting.

County records and estate court

Rockland County Clerk Estate path

Deeds and mortgages usually route through the county clerk outside NYC. Probate and administration route through the county Surrogate's Court.

Municipal relationships: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 New York Block Assignment Files. Census source. Confirm current responsibilities on the official village, city, town, and county pages before acting.

Official starting points