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Largest landowners in New York

The 50 companies, trusts and public agencies that hold the most land in New York, from county property records.

2,260,027Largest holding, acres4,105,253Acres on this list62Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. State Of New York2,260,027 ac
    15,484 parcels in 59 counties
  2. 2. New York State206,732 ac
    1,928 parcels in 45 counties
  3. 3. CITY OF NEW YORK143,884 ac
    2,685 parcels in 14 counties
  4. 4. New York State Ref Adir Park121,250 ac
    135 parcels
  5. 5. MWF Adirondacks, LLC119,197 ac
    119 parcels in 3 counties
  6. 6. New York State Reforestation101,253 ac
    559 parcels in 2 counties
  7. 7. New York State Land98,326 ac
    583 parcels in 3 counties
  8. 8. STATE LAND79,182 ac
    269 parcels
  9. 9. Chateaugay Woodlands LLC78,746 ac
    36 parcels in 2 counties
  10. 10. Northway Forests, LLC62,026 ac
    99 parcels in 5 counties
  11. 11. Empire Riverlands LLC53,223 ac
    73 parcels in 3 counties
  12. 12. New York State DEC50,815 ac
    296 parcels in 17 counties
  13. 13. Lyme Adk Timberlands I LLC36,952 ac
    42 parcels in 2 counties
  14. 14. Whitney Industries LLC36,603 ac
    18 parcels
  15. 15. New York State Of34,289 ac
    292 parcels in 11 counties
  16. 16. NY State Reforestation31,617 ac
    250 parcels in 2 counties
  17. 17. Adirondack League Club29,814 ac
    49 parcels in 2 counties
  18. 18. Upper Hudson Woodlands ATP LP28,459 ac
    26 parcels
  19. 19. New Brandon LLC27,587 ac
    9 parcels
  20. 20. State Owned Land Unit27,238 ac
    189 parcels
  21. 21. Farm East LLC26,777 ac
    218 parcels in 21 counties
  22. 22. Lyme Adk Timberlands II LLC24,200 ac
    36 parcels in 3 counties
  23. 23. Lyme Adirondack Timberlands II, Inc.24,057 ac
    7 parcels
  24. 24. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp23,351 ac
    1,751 parcels in 37 counties
  25. 25. City of New York - DEP22,794 ac
    503 parcels
  26. 26. S Timber, LLC19,063 ac
    52 parcels
  27. 27. SUFFOLK COUNTY18,423 ac
    3,461 parcels
  28. 28. State of New York Taxable18,386 ac
    334 parcels
  29. 29. The People of the State of NY17,735 ac
    184 parcels in 27 counties
  30. 30. MARCY TIMBER LLC17,399 ac
    102 parcels in 4 counties
  31. 31. New York State People of17,199 ac
    91 parcels in 6 counties
  32. 32. People of the State of NY16,487 ac
    373 parcels in 38 counties
  33. 33. Friends of Thayer Lake, LLC15,489 ac
    2 parcels in 2 counties
  34. 34. WoodWise Forestland LLC15,271 ac
    60 parcels in 17 counties
  35. 35. State of New York DEC15,022 ac
    96 parcels in 26 counties
  36. 36. Salmon River Timberlands LLC14,995 ac
    37 parcels in 4 counties
  37. 37. Cornell University14,817 ac
    436 parcels in 14 counties
  38. 38. Cedar Heights Timber, LLC13,928 ac
    2 parcels
  39. 39. Cotton Hanlon Inc13,144 ac
    184 parcels in 11 counties
  40. 40. Wyoming County IDA13,051 ac
    133 parcels
  41. 41. Syracuse University12,873 ac
    121 parcels in 4 counties
  42. 42. Elk Lake Land Inc12,544 ac
    14 parcels
  43. 43. State Of N Y12,139 ac
    173 parcels in 4 counties
  44. 44. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK11,710 ac
    3,656 parcels
  45. 45. CSX Transportation Inc11,511 ac
    392 parcels in 24 counties
  46. 46. SOUTHAMPTON TOWN11,471 ac
    1,606 parcels
  47. 47. BTG Pactual OEF Property 2 LP11,291 ac
    30 parcels
  48. 48. TOWN OF BROOKHAVENC/O DEPT OF FINANCE11,145 ac
    5,521 parcels
  49. 49. NATURE CONSERVANCY, INC THE11,050 ac
    42 parcels in 5 counties
  50. 50. Gould Properties LLLP10,710 ac
    56 parcels in 2 counties

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in New York?

On county property records, State Of New York holds the most land in New York: 2,260,027 acres across 15,484 parcels in 59 counties.

How much land do the largest landowners in New York hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 4,105,253 acres between them. 25 of them are public bodies, such as the state, cities and agencies.

Why are no individuals on this list?

Deedlines ranks companies, trusts held by companies and government agencies only. A public ranking of private people by the land they own would be a list of where they live, so individuals are never ranked.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the assessor files of 62 New York counties, the same records behind each county's tax roll. Acreage is what the assessor records; a survey can differ, and a company filed under two spellings counts as two names.

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