Mohawk Valley
Schoharie, New York
Schoharie is a village in Schoharie County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 916 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
- Village
- County
- Schoharie
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 916
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Schoharie
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · 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.
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Schoharie Creek Buyers Should Check the Floodplain Early
In Schoharie Creek communities, a calm floodplain check should happen before buying, building, or planning major work.
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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.
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Cobleskill's College-Town Story Is Agricultural
Cobleskill's college-town identity is unusually practical, built around SUNY Cobleskill's long agriculture and applied-learning mission.
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Cobleskill is ag tech and caverns
Cobleskill's local identity blends a hands-on SUNY agriculture campus, Schoharie County karst country, and the long visitor pull of Howe Caverns.
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Middleburgh Looks Up at Vroman's Nose
Middleburgh's valley identity has a natural landmark: Vroman's Nose, the high overlook above the Schoharie Valley floor.
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Wright's Gallupville story keeps the old meeting place warm
Wright's local color comes through Gallupville, where an old hall, hamlet life, and Schoharie County hill roads still give the town a center.
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Esperance Carries Hope Across the Creek
Esperance's name, creek crossing, old turnpike traffic, commons, museum, and stone church give the town and village a memorable Schoharie Valley story.
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Schoharie Keeps Palatine and Fort History Close
Schoharie town links German Palatine settlement, Brunnen Dorf, early town formation, and the Old Stone Fort museum landscape.
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 village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
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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