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.
Where Forestport's money goes
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%
Who works for Forestport
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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).
Which schools Forestport kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Forestport 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 Forestport's government
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.
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.