Mohawk Valley
Little Falls, New York
Little Falls is a town in Herkimer County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 1,500 people as of the 2020 census.
The Erie Canal corridor, Cooperstown, Utica comfort food, and rolling farm country. Little Falls sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Herkimer
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 1,497
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Notes in and around Little Falls
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This place · History & Culture
The Town of Little Falls sits around the famous canal city
The Town of Little Falls has its own Mohawk Valley frame around routes, hills, rural homes, and Lock 17 access.
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Little Falls Locks Into the Mohawk
Little Falls is shaped by Mohawk River rapids, the Erie Canal, Lock 17, and a rugged canal-side landscape.
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Little Falls Reads From the Canal and the Gorge
Little Falls’ local identity comes from the Mohawk River narrows, Erie Canal engineering, and a compact city built around passage.
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Herkimer's Four Corners Hold a County Memory Cluster
Herkimer's Historic Four Corners gather county buildings, church history, courthouse memory, and the Historical Society's Suiter Building Museum.
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Manheim Keeps Factory-Village Memory in an Old Firehouse
Manheim's story shows up in the Dolgeville-Manheim Historical Society, where industry, fire protection, music, veterans, and school memory meet.
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Herkimer Home Keeps Revolutionary Mohawk Valley Memory Local
Herkimer Home ties the Mohawk Valley landscape to Revolutionary-era family, farm, and military memory.
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German Flatts Holds Fort Herkimer in Stone
Fort Herkimer Church gives German Flatts a Mohawk Valley landmark tied to limestone, worship, and frontier memory.
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Ilion keeps civic memory in the library and veterans auditorium
Ilion's civic memory can be read through its official motto, public library, and Veterans' Memorial Auditorium name program.
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Frankfort Grew as a Canal-Side Mohawk Village
Frankfort's village story is tied to the Mohawk River, the Erie Canal, early patents, and a canal-side growth pattern.
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Roughly $19–$26 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 $5,772–$7,827 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.
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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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