Hudson Valley

Firthcliffe, New York

Firthcliffe is a Census-designated community in Orange County, part of New York's Hudson Valley region, with about 5,000 residents at the 2020 census. Its Census boundary is used for statistics; it is not an incorporated village or a municipal government.

Type: Census place (CDP)
County: Orange
Region: Hudson Valley
Population (2020): 5,022

How Firthcliffe works

The community name is real. The local government is somewhere else.

Usually, the street address chooses among the towns of Cornwall and New Windsor. Firthcliffe crosses municipal lines, and a Census-designated place is a statistical community, not a separate city, town, or village government.

The Census boundary does not create a town hall

Firthcliffe is mapped so the Census Bureau can publish useful local statistics. The government crosswalk shows that it crosses the towns of Cornwall and New Windsor. Use the exact address to choose the right municipality and county.

Town of Cornwall page Town of New Windsor page Census explanation of CDPs

Permits and local records follow the governing municipality

Building, zoning, local code, assessment, and tax-payment work follows the city or town that serves the parcel. The post office name or CDP name does not prove which counter owns the form.

New Windsor building and zoning New Windsor assessment Government and office map

The school district is a separate map

The current state tax-rate data connects Firthcliffe with 4 school districts, including Cornwall, Washingtonville, Newburgh, and 1 more. District boundaries can cross municipal lines, so the exact address decides enrollment and the school-tax part of the bill.

NYSED school and district profiles New York school-enrollment guide

Mail, fire, school, county, and municipal lines can differ

A mailing name helps locate the community, but the school district, fire or special district, county, and governing municipality each use their own boundary. The county clerk keeps the recorded deed for the parcel's county.

Orange County land records Find the county page

Ordinary example

A resident sees Firthcliffe on the mailing address

They do not look for a Firthcliffe village office. They use the street address to choose among the towns of Cornwall and New Windsor, then use the responsible municipality for building or assessment work, the county clerk for the deed, and the school district for enrollment.

Property tax snapshot

Parent-government planning range: $21.0–$24.2 per $1,000

The FY2025 state rows for Cornwall town / New Windsor town combine county + parent town/city + school district on a full-value basis. On a $300,000 home, that base is about $6,312–$7,259 a year before STAR, exemptions, and special-district charges.

This Census place has no municipal government of its own. The exact address decides which parent government and school-district rows apply. Treat this as a route to the right records, not a bill estimate for a specific parcel.

Local government

Firthcliffe crosses Cornwall and New Windsor.

A census-designated place is a named community for Census purposes, not a separate incorporated municipal government. The city or town layer is the practical local-government starting point.

City or town relationship

Cornwall town official site New Windsor town official site

The Census relationship is geographic. It tells you which city or town overlaps this place; the official municipal pages still control the current division of services.

Some city or town routes serving Firthcliffe are still missing below. Match the exact address to its municipality before relying on these partial routes.

Assessment, exemptions, and grievance

Assessment guide

This is the office that owns the assessed-value record and local exemption file.

Town of New Windsor Assessor

Clerk, licenses, and municipal records

Marriage guide

Use the clerk for the records and licenses this government actually keeps. A village clerk does not automatically own the town's marriage-license work.

New Windsor Town Clerk

Building, zoning, and land use

Project guide

Start here for local permits, inspections, zoning, and code questions. County health, wetlands, shoreline, or park review can still add another office.

New Windsor Building Department

Property-tax bills and payments

Match the office to the bill in hand. Village, town or city, county, and school taxes do not always use the same collector.

New Windsor Receiver of Taxes

The Town collects town and county property taxes during its annual window; unpaid bills then move to the Orange County Commissioner of Finance. Each school district collects its own school tax.

The listed official office routes were individually reviewed, most recently on July 14, 2026. Confirm current forms, fees, hours, and deadlines with the office before acting.

County records and estate court

Orange County Clerk Estate path

Deeds and mortgages usually route through the county clerk outside NYC. Probate and administration route through the county Surrogate's Court.

Municipal relationships: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 New York Block Assignment Files. Census source. Confirm current responsibilities on the official village, city, town, and county pages before acting.

Official starting points