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Horicon, NY town hall & government

Horicon spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,617 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Horicon's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,617
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million40%
Administration & buildings
$458,00013%
Fire
$254,0007%
Health & welfare
$138,0004%
Sewer & trash
$132,0004%
Parks & libraries
$85,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$47,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$996,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 51%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 9%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Horicon

Full-time staff
11
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
9 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 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

North Warren Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$29,084
New York: $34,607
Students
478
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $29,084 per pupil, $17,950 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 Horicon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,667
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$295,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Horicon's government

🏛️ Official websitehoriconny.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Horicon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Horicon

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

All of Horicon'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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