Mohawk Valley
Oppenheim, New York
Oppenheim is a town in Fulton County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 1,800 people as of the 2020 census.
The Erie Canal corridor, Cooperstown, Utica comfort food, and rolling farm country. Oppenheim sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Fulton
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 1,751
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Oppenheim
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Oppenheim keeps Fulton County's hill-country town layer in view
Oppenheim's Fulton County hill-country identity comes through local offices, rural roads, and a town layer outside city shorthand.
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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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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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Caroga’s Lakes Explain Its Foothill Identity
Caroga's local texture comes from Adirondack foothill lakes, rocky terrain, and a town image built around water.
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Ephratah sits in the old Fulton County story before Fulton County existed
Ephratah's local story links an 1827 town date, older Kingsborough Patent land, and the 1838 creation of Fulton County.
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Fort Klock keeps St. Johnsville tied to a fortified farmstead
Fort Klock gives St. Johnsville a Mohawk Valley memory of stone, farm life, frontier defense, and local preservation.
Read this note ->Fulton County · History & Culture
Mayfield Faces the Great Sacandaga Story Directly
Mayfield's lakeside identity rests on the Great Sacandaga Lake, a recreation place created for flood control and flow support.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $22–$24 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 $6,526–$7,128 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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