Hudson Valley
Walden, New York
Walden is a village in Orange County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 6,800 people as of the 2020 census.
Historic estates, farm-to-table towns, and Hudson River art and mountains. Walden sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Orange
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 6,818
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Walden
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · Home & Property
Orange Fill Work Needs Floodplain and Wetland Map Checks
Before filling, grading, or building near water in Orange County, check FEMA flood maps and environmental layers before local permits.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Crawford's Earliest Map Follows the Dwaar Kill and Mills
Crawford's town historian traces the town from wooded, rocky settlement to named kills, mills, and farm migration routes.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Montgomery Follows the Wallkill
Montgomery's town identity gathers the Wallkill River, three villages, rail-trail memory, and Orange County Airport into one local map.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Newburgh's Parkland Still Carries Powder-Mill Memory
Algonquin Park gives Newburgh a town history layer of powder mill ruins, water power, and everyday parkland.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Shawangunk Opens Into Grassland and Ridge Views
Shawangunk's refuge and rail trail give the town a landscape of ridge views, grassland birds, and farm-shipping memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Orange County Arboretum gives Montgomery a public garden stop
Orange County Arboretum gives the Montgomery area county-run gardens, display plantings, and a public park setting near the county recreation system.
Read this note ->Orange County · 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.
Read this note ->Orange County · History & Culture
Washington's Headquarters: Newburgh's public historic treasure
George Washington spent the longest stretch of the Revolution at Newburgh's Hasbrouck House, later opened by New York as a public historic site.
Read this note ->Orange County · History & Culture
Kiryas Joel Is Best Read Through Its Civic Map
Kiryas Joel has a compact civic identity where village services, Palm Tree town boundaries, and local government overlap closely.
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 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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