Town Hall · Corfu

Corfu, NY town hall & government

Corfu spent $858,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,222 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Corfu's money goes

Spent
$858,000
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,222
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$135,000
$192 per resident
Sewer & trash
$208,00024%
Police
$203,00024%
Administration & buildings
$116,00014%
Roads & transportation
$98,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$88,00010%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$135,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Corfu

Full-time staff
1
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,800
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Pembroke Central School District

Corfu's K–12 school district, shared with Pembroke, Darien and Batavia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,714
New York: $34,607
Students
879
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,714 per pupil, $16,133 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 Corfu pay

Typical tax bill
$4,095
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.53%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$161,700
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 Corfu's government

Town hall & decisions in Corfu →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Corfu

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

All of Corfu'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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