Town Hall · Canisteo

Canisteo, NY town hall & government

Canisteo spent $2.1 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $998 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Canisteo's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$998
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$587 per resident
Water & other utilities
$367,00017%
Police
$344,00016%
Roads & transportation
$242,00011%
Sewer & trash
$231,00011%
Fire
$169,0008%
Administration & buildings
$117,0006%
Interest on debt
$107,0005%
Housing & development
$29,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$475,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • From other local governments 23%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Canisteo

Full-time staff
36
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
9 full-time1 part
Fire
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District

Canisteo's K–12 school district, shared with Greenwood, Canisteo, Hartsville, West Union and Howard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,841
New York: $34,607
Students
984
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $26,841 per pupil, $16,473 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 Canisteo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,108
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.80%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$111,000
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Canisteo

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

All of Canisteo'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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