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Antwerp, NY town hall & government

Antwerp spent $810,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,264 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Antwerp's money goes

Spent
$810,000
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,264
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$5,012 per resident
Interest on debt
$135,00017%
Sewer & trash
$84,00010%
Administration & buildings
$80,00010%
Water & other utilities
$71,0009%
Roads & transportation
$66,0008%
Fire
$23,0003%
Police
$6,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$337,00042%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Antwerp

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Indian River Central School District

Antwerp's K–12 school district, shared with Evans Mills, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Theresa, Antwerp and Theresa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,042
New York: $34,607
Students
3,494
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$49.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 32%

Of the $27,042 per pupil, $15,143 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 Antwerp pay

Typical tax bill
$2,353
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.84%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$128,100
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 Antwerp's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Antwerp

Antwerp is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Elise M. Stefanik. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Antwerp'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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