Town Hall · Deferiet

Deferiet, NY town hall & government

Deferiet spent $1 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,698 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Deferiet's money goes

Spent

$1 million

fiscal year to May 31, 2022

Per resident

$3,698

typical New York cities: $1,580

Long-term debt

$2.6 million

$9,187 per resident

Sewer & trash

$645,00063%

Roads & transportation

$105,00010%

Administration & buildings

$66,0006%

Water & other utilities

$48,0005%

Interest on debt

$48,0005%

Fire

$45,0004%

Parks & libraries

$11,0001%

Health & welfare

$3,000<1%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$1,000<1%

Other

$56,0005%

Where the money comes from

From the federal government 34%
Property taxes 18%
From the state 14%
From other local governments 12%
Fees & charges 10%
Utility sales 7%
Interest, fines & other 4%
Other taxes & licenses 1%
Sales taxes <1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Deferiet

Full-time staff

11 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$37,700

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

1 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carthage Central School District

Deferiet's K–12 school district, shared with Black River, Carthage, West Carthage, Wilna, Champion and Rutland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$21,547

New York: $34,607

Students

3,127

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$22.9 million

at year end

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

Local 13%
State 64%
Federal 23%

Of the $21,547 per pupil, $13,452 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 Deferiet pay

Typical tax bill

$2,484

a year · New York typical $6,582

Effective rate

1.88%

of home value · New York 1.55%

Typical home value

$131,900

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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Deferiet

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

All of Deferiet'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.