Town Hall · Long Lake

Long Lake, NY town hall & government

Long Lake spent $59,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $93 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Long Lake's money goes

Spent
$59,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$93
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$2,230 per resident
Interest on debt
$59,000100%

Long Lake didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Long Lake

Full-time staff
30
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Long Lake Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$67,271
New York: $34,607
Students
59
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $67,271 per pupil, $36,983 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 Long Lake: Raquette Lake Union Free School District.

Property tax

What homeowners in Long Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$2,568
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$279,200
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 Long Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Long Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Lake

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

All of Long Lake'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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