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Hastings, NY town hall & government

Hastings spent $20.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,247 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hastings's money goes

Spent
$20.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,247
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$15.6 million
$1,705 per resident
Water & other utilities
$16.3 million79%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million7%
Administration & buildings
$677,0003%
Fire
$648,0003%
Interest on debt
$517,0003%
Sewer & trash
$285,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$139,0001%
Parks & libraries
$92,000<1%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Other
$509,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 25%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hastings

Full-time staff
13
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Square Central School District

Hastings's K–12 school district, shared with Central Square, Cleveland, Constantia and West Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,432
New York: $34,607
Students
3,604
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,432 per pupil, $15,380 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 Hastings: Mexico Central School District ($27,808 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hastings pay

Typical tax bill
$4,565
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.43%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$187,700
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 Hastings's government

Town hall & decisions in Hastings →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hastings

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

All of Hastings'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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