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Alfred, NY town hall & government

Alfred spent $2.1 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $547 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alfred's government.

Town budget

Where Alfred's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$547
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$297 per resident
Sewer & trash
$502,00023%
Police
$491,00023%
Water & other utilities
$273,00013%
Roads & transportation
$236,00011%
Fire
$158,0007%
Administration & buildings
$74,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0001%
Interest on debt
$20,0001%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$350,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alfred

Full-time staff
12
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Alfred didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alfred-Almond Central School District

Alfred's K–12 school district, shared with Almond, Alfred, Ward, Almond, West Almond and Hornellsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,865
New York: $34,607
Students
524
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $26,865 per pupil, $17,002 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Alfred pay

Typical tax bill
$5,578
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
3.27%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$170,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Alfred's government

Town hall & decisions in Alfred →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alfred

Alfred is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Alfred's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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