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German Flatts, NY town hall & government

German Flatts spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $168 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where German Flatts's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$168
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$515,000
$42 per resident
Roads & transportation
$762,00037%
Administration & buildings
$355,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$112,0005%
Interest on debt
$70,0003%
Parks & libraries
$41,0002%
Water & other utilities
$14,0001%
Sewer & trash
$13,0001%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$702,00034%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From the state 29%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for German Flatts

Full-time staff
24
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
11 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Valley Central School District

German Flatts's K–12 school district, shared with Ilion, Mohawk and Columbia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,276
New York: $34,607
Students
2,158
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $24,276 per pupil, $15,625 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 German Flatts: Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District ($36,611 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in German Flatts pay

Typical tax bill
$3,091
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.58%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$119,800
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents German Flatts

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

All of German Flatts'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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