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A town of 3,545. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mohawk is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 372nd of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 73% of New York towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $81K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $175K for a typical one and 2.7 times the Amsterdam area’s $65K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. 29% of residents are under 18 in Mohawk, above both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 105 of New York’s 1,187 towns score higher on civic life. Its National Register listings include Walter Butler Homestead and Old Courthouse Complex.
Where Mohawk beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fonda-Fultonville K-4 School | PK–4 | 511 |
| Fonda-Fultonville 5-8 School | 5–8 | 382 |
| Fonda-Fultonville Senior High School | 9–12 | 349 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Mohawk is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,112 in 1840, 3,572 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1896 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Mohawk, 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 Mohawk.
Mohawk has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
Its public schools are run by the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Boces, with 469 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonda-Fultonville K-4 SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 511 | B+ |
| Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BocesLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 469 | – |
| Fonda-Fultonville Senior High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 349 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Mohawk 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
The average commute for its 1,396 working residents takes 19.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Mohawk for work: only 15% work in town. Mohawk’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Mohawk has added 248 jobs, to 1,761 in 2023.
| Mohawk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $464 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Mohawk is 63 of 100. Since 1978, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mohawk.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Mohawk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fonds Recreation Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Tribes Hill Community Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mohawk beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 41% of Mohawk adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mohawk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mohawk | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mohawk. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year18 mi CaveHowe Caverns
33 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
37 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site30 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
39 mi Stadium & arenaMVP ArenaNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mohawk
About 2 of every 100 Mohawk residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Mohawk is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,572 at the 2020 census, down from 3,844 in 2010. The town is on the northern border of the county, west of Amsterdam. The county seat, Fonda, is in Mohawk.
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10 towns share a border with Mohawk.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk | #372 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Glen | #300 | B | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Tribes Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Root | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Johnstown | #585 | C | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Palatine | #520 | C | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Amsterdam | #664 | D | B− | — | D | B− |
| Fonda | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Root has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mohawk, Glen, Root, Johnstown, Palatine and Amsterdam report no FBI crime data of their own. Tribes Hill and Fonda aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mohawk with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mohawk grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #372 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
