Falconer, NY town hall & government
Falconer spent $1.7 million in the year to May 31, 2023, about $767 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Falconer's government.
Where Falconer's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 45%
- From other local governments 30%
- From the state 8%
- From the federal government 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Fees & charges 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Falconer
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Falconer Central School District
Falconer's K–12 school district, shared with Poland, Ellington and Ellicott. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 22%
- State 70%
- Federal 8%
Of the $21,639 per pupil, $13,650 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.
What homeowners in Falconer pay
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.
Contact Falconer's government
Who represents Falconer
Falconer is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.