Franklin County, New York property search
Search an address or an owner in Franklin County, New York with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 34,620 lots are mapped here, covering 1,066,018 acres. 5,067 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Franklin County received $2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 100 recipients. 169,490 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $92,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 34,620
- Lots mapped
- 1,066,018
- Acres
- 5,067
- Institutional
Land use in Franklin County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Franklin County, New York| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 210 | 12,376 | 29,098 |
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| 314 | 3,145 | 10,716 |
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| 322 | 2,218 | 80,810 |
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| 260 | 2,138 | 18,263 |
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| 240 | 1,823 | 71,129 |
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| 311 | 1,615 | 4,446 |
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| 270 | 1,605 | 10,085 |
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| 312 | 1,404 | 20,986 |
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| 105 | 948 | 48,904 |
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| 931 | 704 | 206,792 |
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| 910 | 541 | 145,811 |
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| 220 | 431 | 412 |
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Largest landowners in Franklin County
Largest landowners by acreage in Franklin County, New York| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State Of New York | 1,208 | 281,878 |
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| Chateaugay Woodlands LLC | 32 | 73,247 |
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| New Brandon LLC | 9 | 27,587 |
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| McCavanaugh Pond Club Inc | 6 | 10,394 |
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| Somerset Investment | 4 | 9,076 |
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| Nature Conservancy, INC, The | 1 | 7,177 |
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| Paul Smiths College | 20 | 6,088 |
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| The Nature Conservancy Inc | 1 | 5,738 |
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| Preserve Associates LLC | 9 | 5,702 |
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| Bilow Farms Realty, LLC | 88 | 4,505 |
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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 Franklin County
- $2M
- Paid in 2025
- 100
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Franklin County, New York, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $857K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $635K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $275K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $88K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $88K |
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| WECP17OF | $31K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Franklin County
- 169,490
- Acres disclosed
- 257
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Franklin County, New York, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 81,908 |
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| United Arab Emirates | 21,043 |
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| United Kingdom | 17,237 |
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| No predominant country code | 17,049 |
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| Belgium | 10,871 |
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| Germany | 9,679 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Franklin County, New York| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (CANADA) | 72,684 |
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| CONNOR FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC. (999 - NO PREDOMINANT COUNTRY CODE) | 17,049 |
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| NY North Country, LLC (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) | 16,805 |
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| FRANKLIN FALLS TIMBER CO., INC. (BELGIUM) | 10,871 |
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| Lueder Timber LLC (GERMANY) | 9,021 |
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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 Franklin County
- 34
- Policies
- 19,747
- Insured acres
- $92K
- Claims paid
- 0.30
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Franklin County, New York, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $81K |
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| All Other Crops | $9K |
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| Soybeans | $655 |
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| Oats | $500 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 275
- CRP acres, 2025
- 21
- Substations
- 230 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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This copy of Franklin County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.