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Forestport, NY town hall & government

Forestport spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,276 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Forestport's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,276
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$1 million
$680 per resident
Roads & transportation
$770,00040%
Administration & buildings
$313,00016%
Fire
$220,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0004%
Water & other utilities
$42,0002%
Sewer & trash
$41,0002%
Interest on debt
$22,0001%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Health & welfare
$7,000<1%
Housing & development
$7,000<1%
Other
$432,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 60%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Forestport

Full-time staff
9
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 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

Adirondack Central School District

Forestport's K–12 school district, shared with Ava, Boonville, Lewis, Boonville, Lee and Leyden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,890
New York: $34,607
Students
1,195
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $24,890 per pupil, $16,141 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 Forestport: Town of Webb Union Free School District ($38,913 per pupil) · Remsen Central School District ($31,476 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Forestport pay

Typical tax bill
$2,435
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$218,700
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 Forestport's government

Town hall & decisions in Forestport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Forestport

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

All of Forestport'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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