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LaFayette, NY town hall & government

LaFayette spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $799 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where LaFayette's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$799
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$668 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million27%
Sewer & trash
$572,00015%
Fire
$328,0009%
Administration & buildings
$310,0008%
Parks & libraries
$211,0006%
Interest on debt
$194,0005%
Health & welfare
$185,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$160,0004%
Police
$14,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$7,000<1%
Other
$815,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for LaFayette

Full-time staff
9
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

LaFayette Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$33,168
New York: $34,607
Students
797
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $33,168 per pupil, $20,173 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 LaFayette: Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District ($25,996 per pupil) · Tully Central School District ($27,976 per pupil) · Fabius-Pompey Central School District ($30,578 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in LaFayette pay

Typical tax bill
$4,836
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.12%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$228,600
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 LaFayette's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents LaFayette

LaFayette is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative John W. Mannion. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of LaFayette'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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