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Attica, NY town hall & government

Attica spent $3.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,539 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Attica's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,539
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$1,523 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million30%
Water & other utilities
$577,00016%
Police
$481,00013%
Roads & transportation
$364,00010%
Parks & libraries
$324,0009%
Interest on debt
$212,0006%
Administration & buildings
$101,0003%
Fire
$58,0002%
Paid to other governments
$48,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$46,0001%
Health & welfare
$11,000<1%
Other
$332,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Attica

Full-time staff
11
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Attica Central School District

Attica's K–12 school district, shared with Bennington, Attica, Sheldon and Orangeville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,661
New York: $34,607
Students
1,140
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $27,661 per pupil, $17,588 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 Attica: Alexander Central School District ($26,311 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Attica pay

Typical tax bill
$3,561
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$157,400
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 Attica's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofattica.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Attica →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Attica

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

All of Attica'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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