Town Hall · Depew

Depew, NY town hall & government

Depew spent $20.1 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $1,340 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Depew's money goes

Spent
$20.1 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,340
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$16 million
$1,069 per resident
Police
$3.8 million19%
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million14%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million12%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$538,0003%
Interest on debt
$405,0002%
Fire
$332,0002%
Health & welfare
$36,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$17,000<1%
Other
$6.3 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Depew

Full-time staff
75
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
37 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time15 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Other
3 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Depew Union Free School District

Depew's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,550
New York: $34,607
Students
1,919
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $24,550 per pupil, $16,718 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 Depew: Lancaster Central School District ($20,555 per pupil) · Cheektowaga Central School District ($22,770 per pupil) · Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District ($22,399 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Depew pay

Typical tax bill
$5,458
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.78%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$196,500
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 Depew's government

Town hall & decisions in Depew →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Depew

Depew is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representatives Timothy M. Kennedy and Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Depew'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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