Conquest, NY town hall & government
Conquest spent $910,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $531 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Conquest's government.
Where Conquest's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 47%
- Property taxes 21%
- From the state 17%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Conquest didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Conquest
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Port Byron Central School District
Conquest's K–12 school district, shared with Mentz, Montezuma, Port Byron and Throop. 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 27%
- State 66%
- Federal 8%
Of the $28,461 per pupil, $15,417 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 Conquest: Cato-Meridian Central School District ($23,310 per pupil) · Weedsport Central School District ($25,389 per pupil).
What homeowners in Conquest 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 Conquest's government
Who represents Conquest
Conquest is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. 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.