Town Hall · Fort Covington

Fort Covington, NY town hall & government

Fort Covington spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $681 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fort Covington's money goes

Spent

$1.1 million

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$681

typical New York towns: $710

Long-term debt

$183,000

$115 per resident

Roads & transportation

$461,00042%

Sewer & trash

$99,0009%

Administration & buildings

$92,0008%

Water & other utilities

$77,0007%

Fire

$56,0005%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$42,0004%

Interest on debt

$23,0002%

Health & welfare

$4,000<1%

Parks & libraries

$4,000<1%

Paid to other governments

$4,000<1%

Other

$226,00021%

Where the money comes from

Property taxes 47%
From the state 15%
Fees & charges 11%
From other local governments 11%
Utility sales 9%
From the federal government 5%
Interest, fines & other 2%
Other taxes & licenses 1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fort Covington

Full-time staff

18 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$67,200

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

0 full-time15 part

Roads & transportation

4 full-time

Water & other utilities

1 full-time1 part

Courts, inspections & corrections

0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fort Covington didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Salmon River Central School District

Fort Covington's K–12 school district, shared with Bombay and Westville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$35,951

New York: $34,607

Students

1,370

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$16.9 million

at year end

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

Local 7%
State 81%
Federal 12%

Of the $35,951 per pupil, $20,704 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 Fort Covington pay

Typical tax bill

$1,581

a year · New York typical $6,582

Effective rate

1.58%

of home value · New York 1.55%

Typical home value

$100,300

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 Fort Covington's government

Town hall & decisions in Fort Covington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fort Covington

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

All of Fort Covington'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.