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Orange County, New York

Living in Highland Mills

Highland Mills is a hamlet in the Town of Woodbury, next door to Central Valley and served by the Monroe-Woodbury schools. Homes here have been taking longer to sell than in Rockland, which gives buyers more room to negotiate.

The last 12 months

Highland Mills by the numbers

$540KMedian sold price
(Orange County: $490K)
55Median days on market, slower than the county (39)
40%Of homes sold over asking
70Single-family homes sold

Median sale-to-list price: 99.7%. Source: OneKey® MLS, single-family homes closed Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, by post office town. Medians. Data believed accurate but not warranted. Pulled Sep 30, 2026.

Highland Mills property taxes

About 2.39% of value a year, or roughly $12,884 on a $540K home.

Orange County$2.17
Town of Woodbury$4.50
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District$17.20
Total per $1,000 of value$23.87

NYS 2024 full-value tax rates for county, town and school. Village taxes and fire, library, sewer and water districts are extra. Actual taxes depend on the assessment and exemptions like STAR.

Comparing with New Jersey? Taxes and closing costs, Rockland vs. Bergen, side by side →

Schools

Most homes with a Highland Mills address are in the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.

School district lines don't follow mailing addresses. Check the district for any specific house before you make an offer, and I'll confirm it on every home we look at.

Getting around

  • Route 32 and the NYS Thruway (Exit 16, Harriman)
  • Harriman station on Metro-North's Port Jervis Line
  • Coach USA Short Line buses to Manhattan

Check current train, bus and ferry schedules before you commute.

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