Adirondacks & North Country
Long Lake, New York
Long Lake is a town in Hamilton County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 791 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
- Hamilton
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 791
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Long Lake
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Long Lake's Great Camp Story Runs Through Sagamore
Long Lake's Raquette Lake side includes Great Camp Sagamore, where Adirondack luxury, preservation, education, and wilderness design meet.
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Long Lake Projects Need Two Permit Questions
Long Lake property work should start with the town code office and an Adirondack Park Agency jurisdiction question when land-use review is uncertain.
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Long Lake Transfer Station Rules Reward a Pre-Trip Check
Long Lake transfer-station use depends on 2026 hours, decals, rental permits, sorting rules, bag color, and accepted-material limits.
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Adirondack Boat Days Start With Clean, Drain, Dry
For lakes around Inlet, Long Lake, and Lake Pleasant, DEC's clean-drain-dry rules and boat-steward checks are part of normal launch planning.
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Hamilton County Property Checks Run Through County Real Property
In Lake Pleasant, Indian Lake, and Long Lake, county real-property tools help confirm parcel details before calling a small town office.
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Long Lake Still Carries the Guideboat and Water-Route Story
Long Lake's local history leans into guideboats, old Adirondack travel routes, and a village pattern built around water rather than highways.
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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.
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Indian Lake Looks Toward Blue Mountain
Indian Lake's identity is shaped by Blue Mountain Lake, Adirondack Experience, outdoor exhibit buildings, regional memory, and a quieter central-Adirondack pace.
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Inlet Boating Starts With Fulton Chain Rules
Inlet visitors should start Fulton Chain boating and trail plans with DEC access information, local history, and current maps before choosing a launch.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $7–$10 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 $2,082–$3,127 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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