Town Hall · Java

Java, NY town hall & government

Java spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $553 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Java's money goes

Spent

$1.1 million

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$553

typical New York towns: $710

Long-term debt

$134,000

$69 per resident

Roads & transportation

$633,00059%

Administration & buildings

$99,0009%

Fire

$71,0007%

Sewer & trash

$33,0003%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$30,0003%

Parks & libraries

$23,0002%

Water & other utilities

$14,0001%

Interest on debt

$12,0001%

Police

$2,000<1%

Other

$157,00015%

Where the money comes from

Property taxes 53%
From the state 19%
From the federal government 7%
From other local governments 7%
Interest, fines & other 5%
Fees & charges 4%
Other taxes & licenses 3%
Utility sales 1%
Sales taxes 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Java collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Java

Full-time staff

8 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$100,300

a year, before benefits

Roads & transportation

4 full-time

Administration & buildings

0 full-time3 part

Courts, inspections & corrections

0 full-time2 part

Sewer & trash

0 full-time2 part

Water & other utilities

0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District

Java's K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Arcade, Delevan, Freedom, Yorkshire and Machias. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$24,711

New York: $34,607

Students

2,230

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$39.9 million

at year end

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

Local 20%
State 71%
Federal 9%

Of the $24,711 per pupil, $15,103 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 Java: Attica Central School District ($27,661 per pupil) · Holland Central School District ($25,809 per pupil).

Which schools Java kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Java pay

Typical tax bill

$3,775

a year · New York typical $6,582

Effective rate

1.69%

of home value · New York 1.55%

Typical home value

$223,900

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 Java's government

Town hall & decisions in Java →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Java

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

All of Java'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.