Town Hall · Geneseo

Geneseo, NY town hall & government

Geneseo spent $5.2 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $658 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Geneseo's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$658
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$171 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million20%
Water & other utilities
$844,00016%
Police
$804,00015%
Sewer & trash
$726,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$224,0004%
Health & welfare
$189,0004%
Administration & buildings
$109,0002%
Parks & libraries
$95,0002%
Interest on debt
$79,0002%
Fire
$56,0001%
Paid to other governments
$39,0001%
Other
$1 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Geneseo

Full-time staff
22
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 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

Geneseo Central School District

Geneseo's K–12 school district, shared with Geneseo and Groveland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,260
New York: $34,607
Students
869
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $26,260 per pupil, $16,438 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 Geneseo pay

Typical tax bill
$5,985
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.65%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$226,200
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.

Local

Contact Geneseo's government

🏛️ Official websitegeneseony.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Geneseo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Geneseo

Geneseo is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Geneseo'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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