Town Hall · Bath

Bath, NY town hall & government

Bath spent $14.2 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $2,553 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bath's money goes

Spent
$14.2 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,553
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$20 million
$3,601 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6.1 million43%
Police
$1.6 million11%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million10%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$854,0006%
Interest on debt
$441,0003%
Fire
$398,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$181,0001%
Paid to other governments
$173,0001%
Parks & libraries
$90,0001%
Other
$1.7 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bath

Full-time staff
13
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Bath Central School District

Bath's K–12 school district, shared with Bath and Cameron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,123
New York: $34,607
Students
1,427
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $27,123 per pupil, $18,237 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 Bath pay

Typical tax bill
$3,249
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
3.19%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$101,700
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.

Local

Contact Bath's government

Town hall & decisions in Bath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bath

Bath is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Bath'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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