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Danube, NY town hall & government

Danube spent $957,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $942 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Danube's money goes

Spent
$957,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$942
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$670,00070%
Administration & buildings
$63,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$44,0005%
Fire
$42,0004%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$127,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From other local governments 35%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Danube

Full-time staff
11
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
6 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time15 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Danube didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Little Falls City School District

Danube's K–12 school district, shared with Little Falls, Little Falls and Manheim. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,913
New York: $34,607
Students
1,063
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $29,913 per pupil, $18,798 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 Danube: Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District ($25,589 per pupil) · Fort Plain Central School District ($29,421 per pupil) · Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District ($36,611 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Danube pay

Typical tax bill
$2,850
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.97%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$144,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Danube's government

Town hall & decisions in Danube →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Danube

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

All of Danube'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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