Mohawk Valley
Roseboom, New York
Roseboom is a town in Otsego County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 690 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
- Otsego
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 690
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Roseboom
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · 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.
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Middlefield Sits Between Glimmerglass and Old Mill Work
Middlefield's water, patents, mills, schoolhouse, and farm history give the town more depth than a quiet map beside Cooperstown suggests.
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Seward still carries the old New Dorlach layer
Seward's local story runs through New Dorlach, Palatine settlement, William H. Seward, West Creek, and old hamlet names.
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Cherry Valley Keeps a Frontier Village Memory
Cherry Valley's identity is shaped by frontier settlement, Revolutionary-era violence, and a village pattern east of Cooperstown.
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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.
Read this note ->Otsego County · History & Culture
The Day Babe Ruth Walked Into Cooperstown
The day the Baseball Hall of Fame opened in 1939, Babe Ruth and nine other living legends walked into a Cooperstown brick building that still anchors Main Street today.
Read this note ->Otsego County · History & Culture
Springfield keeps Otsego Lake, Route 20, and July Fourth in one town story
Springfield's town identity comes from north Otsego Lake, Route 20, farming, Amish community life, and a long July Fourth tradition.
Read this note ->Otsego County · History & Culture
Hartwick's Seminary Story Takes a Strange Turn
Hartwick's town history ties the town name to John Christopher Hartwick, a planned New Jerusalem, an unusual will, and Hartwick College.
Read this note ->Otsego County · History & Culture
Pittsfield is a hamlet town on Otsego County's western edge
Pittsfield's official page frames the town through hamlets, western Otsego geography, old formation history, and careful road work.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $18–$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 $5,290–$7,311 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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