Mohawk Valley
Jefferson, New York
Jefferson is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Schoharie County, part of New York's Mohawk Valley region, with about 121 residents at the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Schoharie
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 121
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Jefferson
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Worcester Kept a Community Stage on Main Street
Worcester's Wieting Building gives Main Street a civic-memory anchor, built as a community gift and used by local groups.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Harpersfield keeps Delaware County's old-town memory
Harpersfield's town history reaches back to John Harper, 1760s land agreements, an 1771 house, and the claim of being Delaware County's original town.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Hobart Turned Main Street Into a Book Village
Hobart's identity pairs Delaware County farm country with a cluster of independent bookstores and a literary festival on Main Street.
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.
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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.
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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 ->Property tax snapshot
About $16–$27 per $1,000 in Schoharie 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 $4,918–$7,986 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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