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Busti, NY town hall & government

Busti spent $3.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $470 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Busti's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$470
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$815,000
$115 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million31%
Police
$495,00015%
Administration & buildings
$426,00013%
Fire
$305,0009%
Water & other utilities
$203,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$157,0005%
Parks & libraries
$94,0003%
Interest on debt
$94,0003%
Sewer & trash
$91,0003%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$449,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • From other local governments 28%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Busti

Full-time staff
12
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
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

Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown

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

Spending per pupil
$23,049
New York: $34,607
Students
1,283
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $23,049 per pupil, $14,102 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 Busti: Frewsburg Central School District ($26,497 per pupil) · Jamestown City School District ($22,253 per pupil) · Panama Central School District ($30,546 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Busti pay

Typical tax bill
$3,876
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.35%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$164,600
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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Busti

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

All of Busti'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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