Rensselaer County, New York property search
Search an address or an owner in Rensselaer County, New York with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 64,346 lots are mapped here, covering 418,671 acres. 7,445 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Rensselaer County received $1.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 61 recipients. 2,735 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from United Kingdom. Crop insurance paid $43,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 64,346
- Lots mapped
- 418,671
- Acres
- 7,445
- Institutional
Land use in Rensselaer County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Rensselaer County, New York| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 210 | 38,503 | 63,440 |
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| 220 | 4,816 | 2,643 |
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| 311 | 4,410 | 9,113 |
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| 240 | 2,079 | 73,459 |
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| 314 | 1,824 | 9,366 |
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| 411 | 1,077 | 1,978 |
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| 322 | 1,065 | 42,030 |
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| 230 | 1,056 | 652 |
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| 312 | 716 | 10,374 |
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| 270 | 698 | 6,013 |
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| 323 | 662 | 32,120 |
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| 120 | 629 | 43,146 |
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Largest landowners in Rensselaer County
Largest landowners by acreage in Rensselaer County, New York| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of New York | 167 | 16,187 |
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| State of New York DEC | 9 | 5,372 |
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| The People of the State of NY | 4 | 4,628 |
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| City of Troy | 179 | 3,935 |
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| Bly Hollow LLC | 13 | 3,019 |
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| People of the State of NY DEC | 9 | 2,758 |
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| State of New York ENCON | 7 | 1,504 |
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| Copses Farms LLC | 15 | 1,348 |
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| Warren W Fane Inc | 16 | 1,269 |
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| Herrington Farms Inc | 9 | 1,244 |
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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 Rensselaer County
- $1.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 61
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Rensselaer County, New York, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $692K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $376K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $55K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $42K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $3K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Rensselaer County
- 2,735
- Acres disclosed
- 12
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Rensselaer County, New York, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| United Kingdom | 1,795 |
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| Spain | 683 |
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| Switzerland | 250 |
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| Canada | 7 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Rensselaer County, New York| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| TACONIC FORESTRY, INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,795 |
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| Naturgy Candela Devco, LLC (SPAIN) | 683 |
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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 Rensselaer County
- 35
- Policies
- 10,268
- Insured acres
- $43K
- Claims paid
- 0.12
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Rensselaer County, New York, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $26K |
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| Corn | $17K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9
- CRP acres, 2025
- 46
- Substations
- 5
- 345 kV and up
- 345 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 Rensselaer County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.