Canajoharie, NY town hall & government
Canajoharie spent $5.2 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $2,437 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Canajoharie's government.
Where Canajoharie's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 25%
- Fees & charges 20%
- From other local governments 18%
- Utility sales 17%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- From the state 5%
- Sales taxes 2%
- From the federal government 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Canajoharie
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Canajoharie Central School District
Canajoharie's K–12 school district, shared with Ames, Palatine Bridge, Canajoharie, Root and Palatine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 32%
- State 63%
- Federal 5%
Of the $24,529 per pupil, $15,755 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.
What homeowners in Canajoharie pay
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.
Contact Canajoharie's government
Who represents Canajoharie
Canajoharie is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Elise M. Stefanik. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.