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Callicoon, NY town hall & government

Callicoon spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $942 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Callicoon's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$942
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$409,000
$140 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million52%
Administration & buildings
$228,0008%
Health & welfare
$189,0007%
Water & other utilities
$117,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$110,0004%
Interest on debt
$22,0001%
Parks & libraries
$11,000<1%
Fire
$10,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$6,000<1%
Other
$642,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Callicoon

Full-time staff
18
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Sullivan West Central School District

Callicoon's K–12 school district, shared with Cochecton, Delaware, Jeffersonville, Tusten, Fremont and Bethel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$32,808
New York: $34,607
Students
1,104
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $32,808 per pupil, $19,876 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 Callicoon: Livingston Manor Central School District ($43,007 per pupil) · Roscoe Central School District ($48,460 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Callicoon pay

Typical tax bill
$4,931
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$316,800
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 Callicoon's government

Town hall & decisions in Callicoon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Callicoon

Callicoon is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Josh Riley. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Callicoon'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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