Town Hall · Dansville

Dansville, NY town hall & government

Dansville spent $9.9 million in the year to May 31, 2023, about $2,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dansville's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,270
typical New York cities: $2,589
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
$2,259 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.8 million59%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million11%
Roads & transportation
$678,0007%
Police
$588,0006%
Interest on debt
$347,0004%
Administration & buildings
$152,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$124,0001%
Fire
$107,0001%
Parks & libraries
$73,0001%
Paid to other governments
$26,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$816,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dansville

Full-time staff
20
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
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. Dansville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dansville Central School District

Dansville's K–12 school district, shared with North Dansville, Sparta, West Sparta, Ossian and Dansville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,246
New York: $34,607
Students
1,389
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $25,246 per pupil, $14,754 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 Dansville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,529
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.98%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$118,600
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 Dansville's government

Town hall & decisions in Dansville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dansville

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

All of Dansville'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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