Town Hall · Guilderland

Guilderland, NY town hall & government

Guilderland spent $333,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $9 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Guilderland's money goes

Spent
$333,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$9
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
$381 per resident
Interest on debt
$333,000100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Guilderland

Full-time staff
201
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
46 full-time
Police
37 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time15 part
Health & welfare
21 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
21 full-time
Parks & libraries
16 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time1 part
Other
19 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Guilderland Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,059
New York: $34,607
Students
4,906
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $23,059 per pupil, $15,751 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 Guilderland: Voorheesville Central School District ($23,525 per pupil) · Schalmont Central School District ($29,509 per pupil) · Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District ($21,000 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Guilderland pay

Typical tax bill
$6,314
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.77%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$357,400
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 Guilderland's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofguilderland.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Guilderland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Guilderland

Guilderland is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Paul Tonko. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Guilderland'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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