Town Hall · Fort Plain

Fort Plain, NY town hall & government

Fort Plain spent $3.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,688 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fort Plain's money goes

Spent

$3.7 million

fiscal year to May 31, 2022

Per resident

$1,688

typical New York cities: $1,580

Long-term debt

$605,000

$273 per resident

Housing & development

$1 million27%

Water & other utilities

$819,00022%

Sewer & trash

$344,0009%

Police

$325,0009%

Roads & transportation

$187,0005%

Paid to other governments

$165,0004%

Administration & buildings

$125,0003%

Fire

$70,0002%

Interest on debt

$52,0001%

Parks & libraries

$20,0001%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$14,000<1%

Health & welfare

$6,000<1%

Other

$590,00016%

Where the money comes from

From the federal government 31%
Property taxes 20%
From the state 15%
Utility sales 13%
From other local governments 12%
Fees & charges 5%
Interest, fines & other 3%
Sales taxes 2%
Other taxes & licenses <1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fort Plain

Full-time staff

15 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$44,600

a year, before benefits

Sworn police officers

full-time, with power of arrest

Police

1 full-time12 part

Roads & transportation

5 full-time2 part

Administration & buildings

2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fort Plain Central School District

Fort Plain's K–12 school district, shared with Nelliston, Minden and Palatine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$29,421

New York: $34,607

Students

715

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$10.9 million

at year end

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

Local 24%
State 64%
Federal 11%

Of the $29,421 per pupil, $19,759 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 Plain pay

Typical tax bill

$2,938

a year · New York typical $6,582

Effective rate

3.63%

of home value · New York 1.55%

Typical home value

$80,900

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 Plain's government

Town hall & decisions in Fort Plain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fort Plain

Fort Plain 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 Plain'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.