Arcade, NY town hall & government
Arcade spent $13.3 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $6,862 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Arcade's government.
Where Arcade's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 68%
- Property taxes 14%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the state 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Arcade
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District
Arcade's K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Delevan, Freedom, Yorkshire, Java and Machias. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 20%
- State 71%
- Federal 9%
Of the $24,711 per pupil, $15,103 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.
What homeowners in Arcade pay
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.
Contact Arcade's government
Who represents Arcade
Arcade is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.