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Bellmont, NY town hall & government

Bellmont spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $946 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bellmont's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$946
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$26,000
$18 per resident
Roads & transportation
$568,00043%
Fire
$117,0009%
Administration & buildings
$115,0009%
Health & welfare
$111,0008%
Sewer & trash
$32,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0002%
Water & other utilities
$17,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$349,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bellmont collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Bellmont

Full-time staff
10
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Malone Central School District

Bellmont's K–12 school district, shared with Burke, Constable, Duane, Malone, Malone and Burke. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,557
New York: $34,607
Students
2,203
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $28,557 per pupil, $18,625 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 Bellmont: Northern Adirondack Central School District ($30,011 per pupil) · Chateaugay Central School District ($27,202 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bellmont pay

Typical tax bill
$2,156
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$127,600
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 Bellmont's government

Town hall & decisions in Bellmont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellmont

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

All of Bellmont'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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