How to Search Westchester County Public Records
Westchester County borders NYC to the north (1.01M residents) — 6 cities and 19 towns including White Plains across 450 sq mi.
- Court cases: Westchester County Clerk — westchesterclerkny.gov/legal-division/search-court-records — civil and criminal court records.
- Online records: Westchester Records Online (WRO) — wro.westchesterclerk.com — searchable index.
- Jail / inmate: Westchester County Department of Correction — correction.westchestergov.com — Valhalla.
- Vital records: NY State Vital Records — health.ny.gov/vital_records; local City/Town clerks for marriage.
- Property: Westchester County GIS — giswww.westchestergov.com — parcels; County Clerk for deeds.
Population
1.01M
Cities
6
Square Miles
450
Founded
1683
Departments
40+
Searching Westchester County: what to expect
Westchester County runs a real online records operation — 7 of the sources below are the county's own, alongside the statewide systems. Court cases are the easy part: New York's statewide search covers Westchester County filings, so start at the New York court records page instead of hunting for a local docket. The county's own strong points: gis.westchestercountyny.gov covers parcel and property-tax data, and consumer.westchestercountyny.gov handles local permits and licensing. One gap: recorded documents aren't published by the county itself. Use the New York recorded documents page for those.
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Last reviewed: June 04, 2026 · Methodology: all Westchester County record-source URLs verified against the official local and New York state publishers on the review date. 6 primary .gov / official sources cited below.
Westchester County — Key Numbers (2026)
Population, demographics, and county-seat data for Westchester County, New York — verified against U.S. Census 2024 estimates.
1,006,447
Population
Census estimate
367,740
Households
Census estimate
$114,651
Median income
Annual household
$619,000
Median home value
Census ACS
White Plains
County seat
In New York
Criminal records
1 source
Court records
4 sources
Wants & warrants
see state portal
Property records
35 sources
Vital records
1 source
Voter records
see state portal
Professional licenses
3 sources
Recorded documents
see state portal
Count of verified official sources per record type. Multiple sources One source Use state portal
Westchester County Records at a Glance
| Record type | Westchester County verified sources |
|---|---|
| Court records | NYSCEF Case Search — New York State Courts Webcrims NY |
| Criminal records | Westchester County Department of Public Safety |
| Wants & warrants | |
| Property records | Westchester GeoHub v2 https://giswww.westchestergov.com/arcgis/rest/serv... |
| Vital records | Marriage Records, 1908-1935 - Personal Name Index |
| Voter records | Ny |
| Professional licenses | Incorporation Records, 1875, 1881-1926 - Personal Name Index Collections |
| Recorded documents |
Count of officially verified .gov / .us record sources cataloged for Westchester County. Sources reviewed June 04, 2026.
What Changed in 2026 — Westchester County Records
2026
Westchester County official government portal active
The official Westchester County government website at www.westchestergov.com continues to serve as the canonical local source.
2026
Westchester County court records portal verified
State court system links for Westchester County verified against the New York judiciary portal in 2026.
2026
Westchester County criminal records access
State criminal records repository for Westchester County (statewide system, not county-specific) confirmed active in 2026.
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Westchester County property records online
Westchester County property assessment and recorder office online portal active in 2026.
The 4-Step Westchester County Records Pathway
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Step 1 — Start at the Westchester County clerk/courthouse
For most local records (court cases, property deeds, marriage licenses), the Westchester County clerk's office is the first stop.
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Step 2 — Use the New York statewide systems
Criminal background, court case search, voter registration, and professional licensing are all run at the New York state level — not by the county.
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Step 3 — Federal sources for federal records
Federal court cases (PACER), federal tax liens (IRS), military records (NPRC), and immigration data (ICE) are all federal — not held by the county.
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Step 4 — Cross-check before relying on data
Most county portals lag 24-48 hours behind the courthouse. For time-sensitive verification, call the clerk directly.
Five Things People Get Wrong About Westchester County Records
MYTH"Westchester County maintains all criminal records."
FACTCriminal records for Westchester County are held by the New York state repository, NOT the county. The county sheriff has only the local arrest log.
MYTH"Records sealed in Westchester County are gone everywhere."
FACTSealing removes records from public search but they still exist at the courthouse and may appear in FBI records (Identity History Summary).
MYTH"Free 'instant background' sites have Westchester County data."
FACTOnly the official New York state repository has verified, current Westchester County data. Free sites often have stale data.
MYTH"The Westchester County assessor's value is what I'll sell my home for."
FACTThe Westchester County assessor's value is for property tax purposes only — usually below market value.
MYTH"All county records older than 50 years are public."
FACTPartially false. Public-records rules vary by record type AND state. Court records and deeds are usually older-public; vital records remain restricted longer (often 75-125 years).
Primary Sources and Official Record Portals
- www.westchestergov.com — Official Westchester County government website
- iapps.courts.state.ny.us — Court records — official source
- publicsafety.westchestercountyny.gov — Criminal records — official source
- gis.westchestercountyny.gov — Property records — official source
- archives.westchestercountyny.gov — Vital records — official source
- consumer.westchestercountyny.gov — Licenses — official source
- fbi.gov — FBI Identity History Summary (federal record)
Related — Westchester County & New York Records
For records not specific to Westchester County, use New York's statewide system or the national hub.
📍 New York statewide record systems:
- New York Court Records →
- New York Criminal Records →
- New York Property Records →
- New York Vital Records →
- New York Voter Records →
- New York Wants & Warrants →
- New York Licenses →
- New York Recorded Documents →
🇺🇸 National hubs:
Related Public Records
New York statewide records: Court records · Criminal records · Wants & warrants · Property records · Vital records · Voter records · Licenses · Recorded docs
National directories: Court records · Criminal records · Property records · Vital records · Federal databases
Shortcuts for the most common Westchester County lookups:
About Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is located in southeast New York. The county seat is White Plains (official site: https://www.westchestergov.com/).
- Households: 367,740
- Median household income: $114,651
- Median home value: $619,000
- Below poverty line: 8.5%
- Population density: 2,336.1 people / sq mi
- Public libraries indexed: 45
- NCES schools indexed: 250
Westchester GeoHub v2
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Westchester County GeoHub is the County’s one-stop location to find and download geographic data, access web map services, and interactive mapping applications.
https://giswww.westchestergov.com/arcgis/rest/serv...
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City of Yonkers
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Image Mate Online is The City of Yonkers’s commitment to provide the public with easy access to real property information. The City of Yonkers, with the cooperation of SDG, provides access to RPS data, tax maps, and photographic images of properties .
City Overview | Mount Vernon, NY
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Parcel and valuation data for Westchester County — ownership, assessed values, and property characteristics. It is an official government source.
Assessor | Town of Bedford, NY
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Property research in Westchester County starts here: parcels, assessments, and tax detail. If a link breaks, the office homepage at bedfordny.gov carries the new path.
Assessments | New Rochelle, NY
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New Rochelle Assessor’s Office 515 North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10801 Sign up to receive email notifications on important dates. Maintaining information on each property with sketches, dimensions, descriptions, area, and alterations of all buildings
MunicipalTaxParcels_WGS84 (MapServer)
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Property research in Westchester County starts here: parcels, assessments, and tax detail. It is independently run, so verify anything critical against the official property and tax office.
Cityofwhiteplains
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Property assessment records for Westchester County, New York. Appeals go to this office on the schedule printed with each valuation notice. Pair it with the recorder's index — values here, the deeds themselves there.
Westchester County GIS | Mount Pleasant, NY
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Parcel mapping for Westchester County, New York with ownership and assessment layers. Map boundaries are for reference — the recorded survey controls where they disagree.
Westchestergov
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Coverage originally obtained from New York State Office for Real Property Services (ORPS), and has been substantially modified to better align with current municipal tax parcel boundaries (WCparcels) based on a compilation of 2012 municipal tax parcel datasets. As all of Westchester's town's and cities compile their tax parcel databases independent of one another, there are situations were the tax parcels do not line up at the municipal borders, often resulting in gaps or overlaps of tax parcels at the border areas.
Yorktown Zoning Codes - Westchester County GIS
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Yorktown Zoning Codes This information is intended for general reference purposes only.
Assessor's Office | Rye, NY
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The valuations determined by the assessor are then used to apportion the amount of the City, County, and School District taxes to be levied against each parcel of real estate. An assessed value is a percentage of current market value used for the apportionment of taxes. Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. Download Acrobat Reader Download Windows Media Player Download Word Viewer Download Excel Viewer Download PowerPoint Viewer Westchester Records Online.
Building Department | Rye, NY
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Office directory for Westchester County, New York. Directories like this exist because the right office varies by county — confirm before you mail anything. Bookmark it if you work across multiple counties; the layout rarely changes.
Assessor - Town of Ossining, New York
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The Office of the Assessor is responsible for valuing all properties in the Town of Ossining for the purpose of apportioning property taxes .
Assessor | Town of Yorktown, NY
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The assessor reviews every transfer of real property for accuracy, including the basic information on the buyer, seller, and sale price. Assessment records are updated, and any unusual conditions affecting the transfer are also verified. The assessor is continually communicating with the public, answering questions, and dealing with concerns raised by taxpayers. Anyone can examine the assessment roll and property records at any time.
MunicipalTaxParcels (MapServer) - Westchester County GIS
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Property research in Westchester County starts here: parcels, assessments, and tax detail. It is independently run, so verify anything critical against the official property and tax office.
MunicipalTaxParcels_Query (MapServer)
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Parcel and valuation data for Westchester County — ownership, assessed values, and property characteristics. It is independently run, so verify anything critical against the official property and tax office.
Municipal Tax Parcel Viewer - Westchester County GIS
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Please be advised that the geographic tax parcel information is provided as a public service to Westchester County residents for general information and planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon as a sole informational source.
Pleasantville - Westchester County Municipal Tax Parcel Viewer
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Westchester County municipal tax parcel viewer, tax maps viewer
Assessment Rolls | Peekskill, NY
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Assessment and tax records covering Westchester County are published through this system. Searching the official side is free.
Geographic Information System (GIS) | Greenburgh, NY
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Our Interactive map contains a wealth of information. This data is a combination of many sources originating from many government agencies. On this map you will also find the Town's assessment and tax information (via the online Property record cards). Click on the mage below to start exploring.
Assessor's Office | harrisonny
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Within the Town/Village of Harrison there are over 7,000 parcels of real property ; this includes residential, commercial and vacant properties. A permanent record of each parcel is kept in the office on a Property Record Card.
Property Record Online System | Mamaroneck, NY
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Online Property Assessment Information in the Town of Mamaroneck. The Town of Mamaroneck PROS website site allows property owners to review property assessment information, property inventory and search for comparable sales and assessments
Assessor | New Castle, NY
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Assessment and tax records covering Westchester County are published through this system. It is an official government source.
Westchester County GIS :: Tax Parcel Maps
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Disclaimer: This tax parcel map is provided as a public service to Westchester County residents for general information and planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon as a sole informational source.
Tax Commission - Westchester County
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The WC Tax Commission is dedicated to fair and equal distribution of the real property tax collection for Westchester residents. To this end the Tax Commission annually examines local assessment rolls to fairly distribute the county tax levy, trains local assessors and assessment personnel, provides orientation for new assessors, and provides annual training for local Board of Assessment Review members.
Zoning Map (PDF) - Town of Cortlandt, NY
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Parcel and valuation data for Westchester County — ownership, assessed values, and property characteristics. It is an official government source.
Resource Center | Town of Lewisboro New York
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Town of Lewisboro Departments Town of Lewisboro Officials New York State Officials National Officials Westchester County Officials
Town Assessor | Mamaroneck, NY
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The Assessor’s duties are specified within The Town of Mamaroneck. The Assessor prepares an annual assessment roll, which is used to distribute the Town, County and School tax liability levied against each parcel of real property
AxisGIS - OssiningNY
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CAI Technologies AxisGIS is Your Turning Point for Geographic Information
Log In - Image Mate Online
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The Town of Pelham, with the cooperation of SDG, provides access to RPS data, tax maps, and photographic images of properties .
AxisGIS - GreenburghNY
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CAI Technologies AxisGIS is Your Turning Point for Geographic Information
Pound Ridge 2024 Final Roll
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Property assessment records for Westchester County, New York. Researchers use these records to trace ownership when deed indexes are thin. Appeals go to this office on the schedule printed with each valuation notice.
Assessor
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The deadline for filing a petition with SCAR of Westchester County is within the thirty days following the filing of the Final Assessment Roll, or the public notice of such filing, whichever is later.
Property Information | Town of Yorktown, NY
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Official public records resource for Westchester County, New York. Records requests here follow the state's open-records act, with response deadlines that bind. Where the site is thin, a phone call to the listed office fills the gaps.
News Flash • 2025 Assessment Roll
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the by the undersigned Assessor and a certified copy thereof has been filed on the Scarsdale Village website of said town on the 15th day of September 2025
NYSCEF Case Search — New York State Courts
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Local Civil Courts ONLY Enter at least the index number and year to find results, or select case type and court type for an exact match · Case Number and Year Separated If you don't know the format, enter the case number and year separately (year is optional)
Webcrims NY
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Court case information for Westchester County — dockets, hearing dates, and case lookups. If a link breaks, the office homepage at iapps.courts.state.ny.us carries the new path.
Court/Government Records FAQs
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Can I get a copy of my parents from the Archives for genealogical purposes? Divorce decrees must be over 100 years old before they are available to the public. To obtain a divorce decree that is over 100 years old, you must contact the Westchester County Clerk’s office to obtain the case file number.
wro.westchesterclerk.com
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If you are a New User and would like to register to view images right away click here to register! Westchester Records Online has replaced the Public Viewer and offers a number of enhancements including clear instructions and Land, Legal, Maps and Trades searches from one location.
WebCivil Supreme - Frequently Asked Questions
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Case records from the New York courts serving Westchester County surface through this system. Searching the official side is free.
Incorporation Records, 1875, 1881-1926 - Personal Name Index
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Record Description: Personal names are the same as the first appointed directors and/or the stockholders, but those names have not been recorded. Series 45, from which these names were taken, spans 1875, 1881-1926, and includes
Collections
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Corporation Registers, 1885-1929 (actual dates of documents recorded 1848-ca. 2001) Series 292 14 v. Arranged chronologically.
Renew Your License
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Westchester County law requires that an application for renewal of a Master Plumber or Restricted Master Plumber license shall be made sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the license .
Licensee Name Search - NY.Gov
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Enter all or part of last name and/or first name. Select a license type or "ALL LICENSE TYPES" from the drop-down list. To narrow down this search, you may select a county name or enter all or part of a city name or a Zip Code.
Westchester County Department of Public Safety
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Westchester's Warrant Watch Warrant Watch is a joint effort of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety and the Westchester County Department of Probation to locate and apprehend Westchester's most wanted fugitives. The Warrant Watch list provides information on these fugitives.
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services - NYC
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The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers the state’s Commercial Security Tax Credit Program.
Marriage Records, 1908-1935 - Personal Name Index
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Records Description: Index created by Archives’ staff and volunteers from volume indexes and County Clerk prepared indexes from 2 separate series (Series 169 and Series 183). Includes first and last names of brides and grooms, certificate number assigned by County Clerk’s office, and year of issuance of marriage license.
Vital Statistics of New York State
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Information on vital records, including obtaining your birth or death certificates, can be found at: https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/ Through a cooperative agreement, the New York State Department of Health receives data on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, induced terminations of pregnancy/abortions (abortion), marriages, and divorces/dissolutions of marriage recorded in New York City from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and on live births and deaths recorded outside of New York State to residents of New York State from other states and Canada.
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Election administration for Westchester County runs through this office, from voter rolls to results. Searching the official side is free.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up court cases in Westchester County?
Westchester County court cases are searchable through the Court/Government Records FAQs portal: https://archives.westchestercountyny.gov/courtgovernment-records. New York also operates a state-level case lookup through the eCourts / WebCivil system. For federal matters, see PACER.
Can I find out if someone is divorced in New York?
Yes. Search the court case index for the person's name in the county where they lived. Most New York counties offer free online case-search portals. The state vital records office also issues divorce verifications for a fee.
How long does an arrest stay on my record in New York if I wasn't convicted?
In New York, an arrest stays on your record indefinitely unless you petition the court to seal or expunge it, even if charges were dropped or you were found not guilty. New York's rules for clearing non-conviction records are stricter than for convictions — start with the New York DCJS.
How do I run a New York background check?
New York background checks are handled by the New York DCJS. Name-based searches are available through the official state portal (per-search fee applies). Fingerprint-based checks — required for licensing, foster care, and many employers — must be submitted through an approved vendor.