Town Hall · Cambria

Cambria, NY town hall & government

Cambria spent $5.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $975 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cambria's money goes

Spent

$5.6 million

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$975

typical New York towns: $710

Long-term debt

$150,000

$26 per resident

Water & other utilities

$1 million18%

Roads & transportation

$984,00018%

Sewer & trash

$780,00014%

Administration & buildings

$558,00010%

Fire

$541,00010%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$223,0004%

Parks & libraries

$151,0003%

Health & welfare

$17,000<1%

Interest on debt

$8,000<1%

Police

$2,000<1%

Other

$1.3 million24%

Where the money comes from

Property taxes 47%
From other local governments 32%
Utility sales 6%
Other taxes & licenses 4%
Fees & charges 3%
Interest, fines & other 2%
From the federal government 2%
From the state 2%
Sales taxes 1%

Town workforce

Who works for Cambria

Full-time staff

25 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$72,100

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

4 full-time13 part

Roads & transportation

6 full-time1 part

Courts, inspections & corrections

0 full-time8 part

Water & other utilities

3 full-time

Sewer & trash

1 full-time

Parks & libraries

0 full-time1 part

Other

0 full-time2 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

Starpoint Central School District

Cambria's K–12 school district, shared with Pendleton, Lockport and Wheatfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$21,215

New York: $34,607

Students

2,928

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$8 million

at year end

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

Local 49%
State 47%
Federal 4%

Of the $21,215 per pupil, $13,360 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 Cambria: Wilson Central School District ($26,482 per pupil) · Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District ($24,158 per pupil) · Newfane Central School District ($27,000 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cambria pay

Typical tax bill

$5,796

a year · New York typical $6,582

Effective rate

2.04%

of home value · New York 1.55%

Typical home value

$283,500

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 Cambria's government

Town hall & decisions in Cambria →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cambria

Cambria is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Cambria'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.