Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Canajoharie’s best subject grades are an A+ for history and an A for the outdoors and civic life; its weakest is a C− for health. Only 38 of New York’s 1,213 towns score lower on health. 16% of the land in Canajoharie is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On history, just 34 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. Canajoharie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Canajoharie beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Canajoharie is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,677 in 1820, 3,660 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1857 and 3 maps from 1898 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canajoharie, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Canajoharie.
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Canajoharie, where New York’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Canajoharie. Canajoharie beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Canajoharie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Canajoharie | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 6% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 40.4% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canajoharie.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Front park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
| 2. Wintergreen Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Canajoharie has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Canajoharie for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Canajoharie fell to 683 in 2023, 319 fewer than in 2013. 13% of Canajoharie residents live below the poverty line.
| Canajoharie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Canajoharie's reported crime rate is well below New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2024.
| Canajoharie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 9.3 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Canajoharie’s median rent is $870 a month.
| Canajoharie | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $870 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canajoharie. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year16 mi CaveHowe Caverns23 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
40 mi TheatreSaratoga Performing Arts Center
37 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
in town MuseumArkell MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center: UpstateNYer., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Arkell Museum: Bakrell1 at English Wikipedia, GFDL
1 within 15 miles of the center of Canajoharie
About 2 of every 100 Canajoharie residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Canajoharie.
Town in New York, United States
Canajoharie () is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,660 as of the 2020 census. Canajoharie is located south of the Mohawk River on the southern border of the county. The Erie Canal passes along the northern town line. The village of Canajoharie is in the northern part of the town. Both are east of Utica and west of Amsterdam.
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3 towns share a border with Canajoharie.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canajoharie | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Palatine Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canajoharie | #619 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Palatine | #520 | C | B+ | — | B− | C |
Canajoharie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Canajoharie, Canajoharie and Palatine report no FBI crime data of their own. Palatine Bridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Canajoharie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $126,000, 76% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
3 notable people were born here, including Rebecca Winters and Chester "Bromley" Hoke.
