Mohawk Valley
Stark, New York
Stark is a town in Herkimer County, in New York's Mohawk Valley region, home to about 714 people as of the 2020 census.
The Erie Canal corridor, Cooperstown, Utica comfort food, and rolling farm country. Stark sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Town
- County
- Herkimer
- Region
- Mohawk Valley
- Population (2020)
- 714
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Stark
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · 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.
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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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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 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 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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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.
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Minden reads as six hamlets and an agricultural town
Minden's local identity is built from hamlets, farm roads, old barns, and a town government pattern on Montgomery County's edge.
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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.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
Roughly $24–$30 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 $7,110–$8,997 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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