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DeRuyter, NY town hall & government

DeRuyter spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $661 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where DeRuyter's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$661
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$180,000
$118 per resident
Roads & transportation
$572,00057%
Administration & buildings
$146,00014%
Fire
$96,00010%
Health & welfare
$33,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0002%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$128,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 54%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for DeRuyter

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

DeRuyter Central School District

DeRuyter's K–12 school district, shared with DeRuyter, Cuyler and Lincklaen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,798
New York: $34,607
Students
331
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $34,798 per pupil, $20,755 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 DeRuyter pay

Typical tax bill
$2,640
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.11%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$125,300
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 DeRuyter

DeRuyter is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative John W. Mannion. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of DeRuyter'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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