Town Hall · Cold Brook

Cold Brook, NY town hall & government

Cold Brook spent $37,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $123 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cold Brook's money goes

Spent
$37,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$123
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$10,00027%
Roads & transportation
$9,00024%
Housing & development
$5,00014%
Sewer & trash
$3,0008%
Parks & libraries
$2,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0005%
Police
$1,0003%
Other
$5,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 42%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Cold Brook

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Poland Central School District

Cold Brook's K–12 school district, shared with Poland, Morehouse, Russia, Ohio, Deerfield and Norway. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,381
New York: $34,607
Students
533
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $29,381 per pupil, $17,535 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 Cold Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,115
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$150,000
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 Cold Brook's government

Town hall & decisions in Cold Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cold Brook

Cold Brook is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Elise M. Stefanik. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Cold Brook'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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