Mohawk Valley
Gilboa, New York
Gilboa is a town in Schoharie County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 1,100 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
- Town
- County
- Schoharie
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 1,111
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Notes in and around Gilboa
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Gilboa's Fossil Museum Puts an Ancient Forest Under the Town Name
Gilboa Fossils gives Schoharie County a deep-time story through Devonian trees, local geology, fossil displays, and a museum rooted in one town.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Mine Kill gives Blenheim a waterfall and reservoir edge
Mine Kill State Park gives Blenheim an 80-foot gorge waterfall, reservoir recreation, trails, pools, and winter use in the Schoharie Valley.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Roxbury's Big Names Sit in a Small Mountain Town
Roxbury's history carries Jay Gould, John Burroughs, hamlets, mountains, and a village-scale Catskills feel.
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Prattsville Keeps Zadock Pratt in Its Village Memory
The Zadock Pratt Museum gives Prattsville a concrete civic story around tanning, Catskill industry, and named local memory.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Stamford's Map Crosses Village Lines, Routes, and Utsayantha
Stamford combines a split village boundary, Routes 23 and 10, rural Catskills identity, and Utsayantha mountain memory.
Read this note ->Schoharie County · Home & Property
Middleburgh Creek Risk Needs a Map Check
Middleburgh buyers and renters should treat Schoharie Creek flood questions as parcel-level checks, using FEMA maps, county guidance, and USGS gauges.
Read this note ->Schoharie County · History & Culture
Schoharie's Old Stone Fort Anchors Valley Memory
Schoharie's Old Stone Fort turns village history into a layered museum complex for Revolutionary, rural, and county memory.
Read this note ->Schoharie County · 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.
Read this note ->Schoharie County · History & Culture
Cobleskill's College-Town Story Is Agricultural
Cobleskill's college-town identity is unusually practical, built around SUNY Cobleskill's long agriculture and applied-learning mission.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $16–$21 per $1,000
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $4,918–$6,223 a year before the STAR break.
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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