Mohawk Valley
Boonville, New York
Boonville is a village in Oneida County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 2,000 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
- Oneida
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 2,020
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Boonville
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Boonville remembers the Black River Canal in a museum
The Black River Canal Museum gives Boonville a concrete canal-history anchor in northern Oneida County.
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Forestport's story keeps changing boats, rails, and fire
Forestport's own timeline gives the town a lively Adirondack story of canal work, lumber, tourism, fires, rail service, and village government changes.
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Lyons Falls Is a River Meeting Place
Lyons Falls grew where the Moose and Black rivers meet, with French refugees, Caleb Lyon, mills, bridges, and canal ambition in the story.
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Port Leyden Still Has Black River Canal Locks
Port Leyden's Black River Canal remnants explain why a Lewis County river village once mattered to dairy, lumber, mills, and shipping.
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Western is an old Oneida County town north of Rome
Western's local story links early Oneida County settlement, formation from Steuben, the later Town of Lee, and a rural town north of Rome.
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Constable Hall Gives Lewis County a Limestone Manor Anchor
Constable Hall gives Constableville a North Country built-form anchor: limestone, estate history, Tug Hill views, and preserved rooms inside a small Lewis County village.
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Kirkland's College Hill Starts With Hamilton-Oneida
Kirkland's college-town feel grew from Hamilton-Oneida Academy, Clinton's village green, and a long local habit of mixing learning with civic life.
Read this note ->Oneida County · History & Culture
Verona's Canal Thread Runs Through Durhamville and Glass
Verona's older story links canal infrastructure, Durhamville, Dunbarton glass works, and Oneida County hamlet history.
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Vernon's Track Sits on an Old Fairground Story
Vernon's identity links fertile creek country, an old town fair, and the harness-racing landmark now known as Vernon Downs.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $8–$29 per $1,000 in Oneida 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 $2,514–$8,842 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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