Town Hall · Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown, NY town hall & government

Elizabethtown spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,624 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elizabethtown's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,624
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$1,338 per resident
Roads & transportation
$375,00021%
Water & other utilities
$266,00015%
Parks & libraries
$204,00011%
Administration & buildings
$140,0008%
Fire
$135,0008%
Health & welfare
$103,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0004%
Sewer & trash
$65,0004%
Interest on debt
$62,0003%
Paid to other governments
$5,000<1%
Other
$348,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Elizabethtown

Full-time staff
6
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport

Elizabethtown's K–12 school district, shared with Lewis, Westport and Essex. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$38,152
New York: $34,607
Students
396
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$815,000
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $38,152 per pupil, $22,669 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 Elizabethtown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,302
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$175,400
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 Elizabethtown's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Elizabethtown

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

All of Elizabethtown'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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