Real Property Records and Assessments
The Schenectady County Real Property Tax Service Agency has made the real property records for the entire county available online. These records may be searched by name or street address and will give extensive information about the property and any houses upon it, along with assessments, taxes, exemptions and sales history. When searching these records, please note:
- It's better not to include "street" or "road" or other terms when searching by address.
- Some property may be composed of multiple adjacent parcels with distinct tax map IDs, some of which may not contain the street address.
- Not all tax information is available for all records. Some may include county tax bills but not school taxes, while others may have neither.
- The records may be updated at different times depending on the assessor's office which supplies them.
If you have additional questions about how to use this computer system, please contact the Real Property Tax Service Agency at 518-388-4246.
Land Records
The Schenectady County Clerk has put land records online using a system which is quite different from the real property system mentioned above. Searching is free, but there is a fee for viewing or printing.
Recent Sales
NYDEEDS is a commercial database of real estate sales records. Some information is only available to subscribers; the free version appears to end in late 2018.
Historical Information
A transcript of the assessment rolls for the First Ward of the City of Schenectady for 1813 is available in the Schenectady Collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.744 S32as. For other information, please contact the appropriate local assessor's office.