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Essex County, New York property search

Search an address or an owner in Essex County, New York with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 35,943 lots are mapped here, covering 1,150,639 acres. 4,859 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Essex County received $418,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 35 recipients. 186,544 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $200,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

35,943
Lots mapped
1,150,639
Acres
4,859
Institutional

Land use in Essex County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Essex County, New York
Land useParcelsAcres
210: 1 Family Res14,03026,598
311: Res vac land4,1058,648
931: Forest s532a2,483571,128
260: Seasonal res2,04918,276
240: Rural res1,83978,670
314: Rural vac<101,7226,142
322: Rural vac>101,49860,292
312: Vac w/imprv1,22116,665
270: Mfg housing9053,464
912: Forest s480a651170,782
281: Multiple res5299,410
910: Priv forest48248,981

Largest landowners in Essex County

Largest landowners by acreage in Essex County, New York
OwnerParcelsAcres
Lyme Adk Timberlands I LLC4131,154
Upper Hudson Woodlands ATP LP2628,459
Lyme Adk Timberlands II LLC3321,455
Elk Lake Land Inc1412,544
Syracuse University112,151
BTG Pactual OEF Property 2 LP3011,291
Bunting Family V LLC156,369
Shirley Forests Inc535,136
Highland Forests LLC404,951
Northwoods Club74,712

Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in New York

Federal farm payments in Essex County

$418K
Paid in 2025
35
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Essex County, New York, 2025
ProgramPaid
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$231K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$80K
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$42K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$36K
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$17K
Livestock Indeminity Payments Program$10K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Essex County

186,544
Acres disclosed
37
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Essex County, New York, 2024
CountryAcres
Denmark149,037
Japan29,039
Canada2,289
Sweden1,499
Belgium1,280
United Kingdom1,206

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Essex County, New York
Holder (country)Acres
Upper Hudson Woodlands ATP, LP (DENMARK)149,037
Northway Forests, LLC (JAPAN)29,039
4est. 2014 AB (SWEDEN)1,499
FRANKLIN FALLS TIMBER CO., INC. (BELGIUM)1,280
Tub Mill Pond LLC (UNITED KINGDOM)1,206

USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county

Crop insurance in Essex County

12
Policies
1,700
Insured acres
$200K
Claims paid
1.07
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Essex County, New York, 2024
CropClaims
All Other Crops$200K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

384
CRP acres, 2025
24
Substations
115 kV
Highest voltage

Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.

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Nearby counties in New York

  • Franklin County34,620
  • Clinton County38,414
  • Warren County45,869
  • Hamilton County12,947
  • Washington County35,578
  • St. Lawrence County67,717
  • Saratoga County102,623
  • Herkimer County41,442

All New York counties

This copy of Essex County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.