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Little Falls, NY town hall & government

Little Falls spent $838,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $569 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Little Falls's money goes

Spent
$838,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$569
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$460,00055%
Administration & buildings
$89,00011%
Fire
$68,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0004%
Sewer & trash
$4,000<1%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$180,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 43%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Little Falls

Full-time staff
8
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time27 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Little Falls City School District

Little Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Little Falls, Danube and Manheim. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,913
New York: $34,607
Students
1,063
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $29,913 per pupil, $18,798 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 Little Falls: Herkimer Central School District ($24,818 per pupil) · Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District ($36,611 per pupil) · Central Valley Central School District ($24,276 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Little Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$3,314
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.15%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$154,100
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 Little Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflittlefalls.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Little Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Little Falls

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

All of Little Falls'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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