Avoca, NY town hall & government
Avoca spent $729,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $826 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Avoca's government.
Where Avoca's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 40%
- From other local governments 20%
- Utility sales 16%
- Fees & charges 11%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the federal government 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Avoca
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Avoca Central School District
Avoca's K–12 school district, shared with Avoca, Wheeler and Howard. 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 18%
- State 71%
- Federal 10%
Of the $31,270 per pupil, $17,962 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.
Which schools Avoca kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Avoca 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 Avoca's government
Who represents Avoca
Avoca 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.