Covert, NY town hall & government
Covert spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $630 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Covert's government.
Where Covert's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 62%
- From the state 19%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Fees & charges 5%
- From the federal government 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Covert
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
South Seneca Central School District
Covert's K–12 school district, shared with Interlaken, Lodi, Lodi, Ovid, Ovid and Romulus. 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 36%
- State 52%
- Federal 11%
Of the $38,785 per pupil, $24,489 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 Covert: Trumansburg Central School District ($28,098 per pupil).
What homeowners in Covert 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 Covert's government
Who represents Covert
Covert 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.