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Cape Vincent, NY town hall & government

Cape Vincent spent $2.5 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,619 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cape Vincent's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,619
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$10,635 per resident
Roads & transportation
$383,00016%
Interest on debt
$302,00012%
Sewer & trash
$264,00011%
Water & other utilities
$236,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$78,0003%
Police
$52,0002%
Administration & buildings
$48,0002%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million43%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cape Vincent

Full-time staff
9
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Police
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Thousand Islands Central School District

Cape Vincent's K–12 school district, shared with Clayton, Cape Vincent and Clayton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,271
New York: $34,607
Students
841
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $24,271 per pupil, $13,653 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 Cape Vincent pay

Typical tax bill
$3,525
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$231,000
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

Contact Cape Vincent's government

Town hall & decisions in Cape Vincent →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cape Vincent

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

All of Cape Vincent'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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