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Belmont, NY town hall & government

Belmont spent $1.1 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,216 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belmont's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,216
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$2,861 per resident
Sewer & trash
$299,00028%
Roads & transportation
$235,00022%
Water & other utilities
$220,00020%
Interest on debt
$98,0009%
Administration & buildings
$60,0006%
Fire
$38,0003%
Police
$34,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%
Other
$91,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Belmont

Full-time staff
6
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Belmont didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Genesee Valley Central School District

Belmont's K–12 school district, shared with Angelica, Angelica, Amity, West Almond, Allen and Birdsall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$31,784
New York: $34,607
Students
542
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $31,784 per pupil, $19,410 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 Belmont pay

Typical tax bill
$2,613
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.76%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$94,600
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 Belmont's government

🏛️ Official websitebelmontny.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belmont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belmont

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

All of Belmont'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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