Hudson Valley
Washington, New York
Washington is a town in Dutchess County, in New York's Hudson Valley region, home to about 4,500 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
- Dutchess
- Region
- Hudson Valley
- Population (2020)
- 4,522
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Washington
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · Money & Taxes
Washington Dutchess moved tax payments out of town clerk hands after June 2
A Washington Dutchess explainer notes the town clerk's records and license role, while flagging the 2026 notice sending property tax payments to Dutchess County Real Property.
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Washington town tax payments can move after the local window
Town of Washington taxpayers should check the tax collector notice before trying to pay locally after the town collection window closes.
Read this note ->This place · History & Culture
Washington Dutchess is Millbrook-centered countryside
Washington town is scenic Dutchess countryside, rolling hills, open fields, Millbrook-area community links, and recreation programming.
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Pleasant Valley's Hamlet Story Runs on Wappingers Creek
Pleasant Valley's local texture reaches from the old Charlotte hamlet name to churches, mills, roads, and Wappingers Creek water power.
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Union Vale's Tymor Park makes the town feel civic and rural
Union Vale is grounded by Tymor Park, a town recreation landscape that gives the rural Dutchess town a public center.
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Amenia reads through Route 22, hamlets, and town records
Amenia is easier to read through its Route 22 town hall, old hamlet pattern, Wassaic industry, Oblong Tract history, and town-maintained civic records.
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Stanford's public face is Stanfordville, Bangall, and town memory
Stanford's official site foregrounds Stanfordville, Bangall, and historical-society work, giving the rural town a clear civic pattern.
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Innisfree Garden gives Millbrook a modern landscape language
Innisfree Garden makes Millbrook’s rural estate landscape feel designed, experimental, and quietly public.
Read this note ->Dutchess County · Home & Property
Dutchess County Roads Can Trigger a Driveway Permit
If a Dutchess driveway, fence, or roadside project touches county right-of-way, check the county highway work permit before work starts.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $13–$17 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 $3,928–$5,151 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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