Adirondacks & North Country
Westport, New York
Westport is a town in Essex County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 1,300 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
- Essex
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 1,320
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Westport
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Westport Keeps Lake Champlain Ferry Context in the Foreground
Lake Champlain ferry information gives Westport a concrete cross-lake movement story.
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Willsboro is a Lake Champlain town with its own civic route
Willsboro's Lake Champlain setting has a town-office and Essex County layer behind the shoreline view.
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Elizabethtown is Essex County's civic middle
Elizabethtown's local identity comes from town government plus the county-seat role that puts civic services nearby.
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Essex Reads Lake Champlain Through Farms, Ferries, and Town Hall
Official town history ties Essex to Lake Champlain travel, early farms, canal-era trade, and a town office route residents still need.
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Moriah's Lakefront Still Points Back to Iron
Moriah’s official site ties Port Henry, Lake Champlain, and the Iron Center Museum into one local story.
Read this note ->Essex County · Rules & Licenses
Adirondack Park Projects Should Start With the APA, Not Guesswork
Before building, subdividing, clearing near wetlands, or changing shoreline use in the Adirondack Park, ask the APA whether state review applies.
Read this note ->Essex County · Rules & Licenses
North Elba Short-Term Rentals Need the Local Permit Route
North Elba and Lake Placid short-term rental checks should start with the local permit page, not a listing platform or old blog post.
Read this note ->Essex County · Cars & Driving
North Country Winter Travel Is a Check-Early Habit
Lake-effect snow, Adirondack elevation, and long rural gaps make winter travel manageable when drivers check forecasts and 511NY before leaving.
Read this note ->Essex County · History & Culture
The rink where the Miracle on Ice happened is still here
Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, and you can still visit the arena where the Miracle on Ice happened.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $15–$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 $4,429–$5,204 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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