Welcome to Gallatin
Gallatin is a small town with a population of about 1,600 residents. Rural in character, the town is home to a range of agricultural, timber, services and technology-related businesses and professionals. Gallatin sits along the southern border of Columbia County. The Taconic State Parkway bisects the community.
Drive Times from Major Cities
- From Albany, NY: About 1 hour
- From New York, NY: About 2 hours
- From Boston, MA: About 3 hours
- From Hudson, NY: About 35 minutes
Community Resources and Amenities
- Germantown Central School District serves about 520 students in a single PK-12 building.
- The district is made up the towns of Ancram, Clermont, Gallatin, Germantown, Livingston, and Taghkanic.
- With a campus located in Craryville, Taconic Hills Central School District serves Copake, Hillsdale, and Philmont and parts of Ancram, Austerlitz, Claverack, Gallatin, Ghent, Livingston, Northeast, and Taghkanic.
- The district consists of Taconic Hills Elementary School and Taconic Hills Jr/Sr High School.
Health Care Resources
Columbia Memorial Health
71 Prospect Ave, Hudson, NY
71 Prospect Ave, Hudson, NY
- Provides services to more than 100,000 residents in Columbia, Greene and Dutchess counties.
- The region’s only comprehensive primary and specialty care health system.
- Anchored by Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson.
Recreation and Culture
- This 26-acre site extends along a quarter-mile stretch of the Roeliff Jansen Kill.
- A short walk from the new car parking area brings visitors to the river, which is a popular spot for fishing and bird watching.
- State park with over 1,500 acres and featuring a swimming beach, picnic areas, boat launch sites, rowboat, paddleboat and kayak rentals, and more.
- This 46-mile rail trail in the Harlem Valley and Taconic Hills extends from Wassaic to Copake Falls.
- Residents of Gallatin can drive to and park along rail trail access points.
Gallatin Town Hall. Photo by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
