Hudson Valley
Taghkanic, New York
Taghkanic is a town in Columbia County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 1,200 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
- Columbia
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 1,231
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Taghkanic
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · The Outdoors
Lake Taghkanic gives Taghkanic a public-waterfront identity
Lake Taghkanic State Park adds swimming, camping, boating, winter trails, and Columbia County lake life to Taghkanic's town story.
Read this note ->This place · History & Culture
Taghkanic's history map keeps manor lines and hamlet names visible
Taghkanic's town story links Algonquin name interpretations, Livingston Manor, Grainger, Manor Rock, old forges, and hamlet geography.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Claverack's Name Still Carries Dutch Map Memory
Claverack's local identity starts with a hard-to-say Dutch place name tied to Hudson Valley maps, riverbank forms, and old landscape description.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Claverack Building Permits Start With the Town Forms
Before building, altering, signing, or seeking a variance in Claverack, start with the town's building, zoning, and planning form pages.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Claverack Crosses the Creek on Shaw Bridge
Claverack's local identity includes Shaw Bridge, Claverack Creek, old courthouse memory, and a small-town connection to engineering and courts.
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Claverack Has a County-Seat Echo Without the County Seat
Claverack's old courthouse memory, Dutch place name, farms, and creek roads make it a quiet Columbia County history map.
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Copake Falls Reads as Iron, Mountain Water, and Old Houses
Copake Falls sits at the Taconic base, where Bash Bish Brook, old homes, iron mining, and recreation meet.
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Gallatin is rural Columbia County with farms, woods, and old settlements
Gallatin's town page points to historic settlements, Dutch and British roots, farms, woodland, and Lake Taghkanic Park.
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Livingston's History Barn Makes Manor Country Feel Hands-On
Livingston town history comes through the History Barn, Robert Livingston origins, Linlithgo iron memory, tools, kitchens, and local exhibits.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $12–$15 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 $3,713–$4,436 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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