Town Hall · Dannemora

Dannemora, NY town hall & government

Dannemora spent $1.9 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $538 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dannemora's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$538
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$317,000
$90 per resident
Health & welfare
$501,00027%
Sewer & trash
$387,00020%
Fire
$350,00019%
Administration & buildings
$127,0007%
Roads & transportation
$113,0006%
Interest on debt
$31,0002%
Parks & libraries
$30,0002%
Water & other utilities
$23,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0001%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$305,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dannemora

Full-time staff
9
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Health & welfare
2 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Saranac Central School District

Dannemora's K–12 school district, shared with Saranac, Schuyler Falls, Dannemora and Plattsburgh. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,078
New York: $34,607
Students
1,567
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $25,078 per pupil, $16,992 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 Dannemora pay

Typical tax bill
$2,942
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.19%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$134,400
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.

Local

Contact Dannemora's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Dannemora

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

All of Dannemora'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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