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Fair Haven, NY town hall & government

Fair Haven spent $2.6 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $3,308 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fair Haven's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,308
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$884,000
$1,135 per resident
Housing & development
$661,00026%
Health & welfare
$508,00020%
Roads & transportation
$405,00016%
Water & other utilities
$399,00015%
Parks & libraries
$141,0005%
Administration & buildings
$131,0005%
Interest on debt
$42,0002%
Fire
$38,0001%
Paid to other governments
$14,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Sewer & trash
$9,000<1%
Police
$7,000<1%
Other
$209,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • From other local governments 19%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fair Haven

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time6 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

Red Creek Central School District

Fair Haven's K–12 school district, shared with Red Creek, Victory, Sterling, Wolcott and Butler. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$30,397
New York: $34,607
Students
808
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $30,397 per pupil, $19,672 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 Fair Haven pay

Typical tax bill
$3,348
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.77%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$189,300
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

Contact Fair Haven's government

Town hall & decisions in Fair Haven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fair Haven

Fair Haven is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Fair Haven'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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