Schenectady County, New York property search
Search an address or an owner in Schenectady County, New York with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 59,230 lots are mapped here, covering 250,522 acres. 5,251 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Schenectady County received $158,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 8 recipients. 92 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $23,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 59,230
- Lots mapped
- 250,522
- Acres
- 5,251
- Institutional
Land use in Schenectady County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Schenectady County, New York| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 210 | 40,335 | 26,504 |
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| 220 | 6,000 | 1,309 |
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| 311 | 3,584 | 5,187 |
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| 240 | 1,051 | 54,605 |
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| 411 | 831 | 875 |
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| 322 | 657 | 27,937 |
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| 230 | 502 | 114 |
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| 312 | 487 | 5,420 |
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| 330 | 482 | 1,494 |
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| 483 | 442 | 121 |
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| 331 | 319 | 263 |
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| 314 | 295 | 1,241 |
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Largest landowners in Schenectady County
Largest landowners by acreage in Schenectady County, New York| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO., | 30 | 6,475 |
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| COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, | 127 | 5,232 |
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| PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NY, | 26 | 4,571 |
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| CSX TRANSPORTATION INC | 21 | 3,494 |
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| NEW YORK STATE, | 59 | 1,832 |
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| TOWN OF ROTTERDAM, | 107 | 1,778 |
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| TOWN OF GLENVILLE, | 56 | 1,666 |
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| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, | 3 | 1,567 |
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| MARIAVILLE MATERIALS LLC, | 4 | 1,277 |
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| CITY OF SCHENECTADY, | 304 | 1,249 |
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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 Schenectady County
- $158K
- Paid in 2025
- 8
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Schenectady County, New York, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $98K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $37K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $22K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $204 |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Schenectady County
- 92
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Schenectady County, New York, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 48 |
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| United Kingdom | 44 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Schenectady County, New York| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Carver Sand & Gravel, LLC (GERMANY) | 48 |
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| Blue Frost Energy Center, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 44 |
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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 Schenectady County
- 10
- Policies
- 455
- Insured acres
- $23K
- Claims paid
- 1.21
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Schenectady County, New York, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $23K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 25
- 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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Schenectady County last published these records on September 28, 2023. Assessment records, not a survey.