Mohawk Valley
Root, New York
Root is a town in Montgomery 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
- Town
- County
- Montgomery
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 2,013
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Root
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Root Keeps Its Memory in Flat Creek and Sprakers
Root's town office, historical society, and genealogy link give this Montgomery County town a quiet local-memory map.
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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.
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Canajoharie's Arkell Museum Carries Beech-Nut Memory
Canajoharie's Arkell Museum links village culture to Beech-Nut, American art, and Mohawk River Valley history.
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Palatine Keeps Stone Arabia and German Palatine Memory Local
Palatine's town and county history sources tie the Mohawk Valley map to German Palatine settlement and Stone Arabia memory.
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Carlisle keeps farm planning and local history close to the town desk
Carlisle's local feel comes through U.S. 20, town documents, farmland planning, subdivision rules, and a small historical society route.
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Sharon's old New Dorlach story still sits under the spa village
Sharon's town story reaches past Sharon Springs into New Dorlach, early roads, rural hamlets, and mineral-water fame.
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Glen's canal landscape meets the Mohawk at Schoharie Creek
Glen's story comes through Schoharie Crossing, where the Mohawk, Schoharie Creek, Lower Castle, Fort Hunter, aqueduct, locks, and canal paths meet.
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Palatine town clerk is the local paperwork front door
Palatine residents should start with the town clerk for local records, license, and tax-collector questions before guessing from county pages.
Read this note ->Montgomery County · History & Culture
Fort Plain Keeps the Revolution on Canal Street
Fort Plain's village identity centers on a Revolutionary War museum and historical park at a very ordinary Canal Street address.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $21–$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 $6,234–$7,734 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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