Cherry Creek, NY town hall & government
Cherry Creek spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,337 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cherry Creek's government.
Where Cherry Creek's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 31%
- Fees & charges 23%
- From other local governments 17%
- From the state 11%
- Utility sales 9%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Cherry Creek
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)
Cherry Creek's K–12 school district, shared with South Dayton, Leon, Villenova and Dayton. 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 21%
- State 70%
- Federal 10%
Of the $29,915 per pupil, $17,626 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 Cherry Creek: Cassadaga Valley Central School District ($28,548 per pupil).
What homeowners in Cherry Creek 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 Cherry Creek's government
Who represents Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. 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.