Mohawk Valley
Ames, New York
Ames is a village in Montgomery County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 138 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Montgomery
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 138
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Ames
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Sharon Springs Still Feels Like a Mineral-Spa Village
Sharon Springs gives Schoharie County a small-village story built from mineral waters, old hotels, Main Street reuse, and spa-era architecture.
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Canajoharie's Arkell Museum Carries Beech-Nut Memory
Canajoharie's Arkell Museum links village culture to Beech-Nut, American art, and Mohawk River Valley history.
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Fort Plain Keeps the Revolution on Canal Street
Fort Plain's village identity centers on a Revolutionary War museum and historical park at a very ordinary Canal Street address.
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Root Keeps Its Memory in Flat Creek and Sprakers
Root's town office, historical society, and genealogy link give this Montgomery County town a quiet local-memory map.
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Cherry Valley Keeps a Frontier Village Memory
Cherry Valley's identity is shaped by frontier settlement, Revolutionary-era violence, and a village pattern east of Cooperstown.
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Sharon's old New Dorlach story still sits under the spa village
Sharon's town story reaches past Sharon Springs into New Dorlach, early roads, rural hamlets, and mineral-water fame.
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Fort Plain Water and Sewer Bills Run Quarterly
Fort Plain says water and sewer bills go out quarterly and are due within 30 days, so residents should watch the village calendar.
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Minden reads as six hamlets and an agricultural town
Minden's local identity is built from hamlets, farm roads, old barns, and a town government pattern on Montgomery County's edge.
Read this note ->Montgomery County · Cars & Driving
Montgomery DMV has walk-ins, appointments, and seasonal hours
Montgomery County DMV trips should account for walk-ins, appointment slots, Tuesday later hours, and the July-August summer schedule.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $20–$28 per $1,000 in Montgomery County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $5,887–$8,328 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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