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Amboy, NY town hall & government

Amboy spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,060 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amboy's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,060
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$877,00063%
Fire
$111,0008%
Administration & buildings
$94,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0001%
Health & welfare
$16,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Police
$2,000<1%
Other
$277,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Amboy

Full-time staff
11
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District

Amboy's K–12 school district, shared with Parish, Parish, Albion, Williamstown and Orwell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,522
New York: $34,607
Students
1,051
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $33,522 per pupil, $21,868 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.

Also serving Amboy: Central Square Central School District ($25,432 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Amboy pay

Typical tax bill
$3,243
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.60%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$124,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Amboy's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Amboy

Amboy is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Amboy'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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