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Ira, NY town hall & government

Ira spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $510 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ira's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$510
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$439,00039%
Fire
$157,00014%
Administration & buildings
$144,00013%
Sewer & trash
$77,0007%
Health & welfare
$37,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0003%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$228,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • From other local governments 30%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ira

Full-time staff
4
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Cato-Meridian Central School District

Ira's K–12 school district, shared with Cato, Meridian, Cato, Conquest and Victory. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,310
New York: $34,607
Students
878
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $23,310 per pupil, $14,707 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 Ira pay

Typical tax bill
$3,594
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$158,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ira's government

Town hall & decisions in Ira →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ira

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

All of Ira'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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