Town Hall · Machias

Machias, NY town hall & government

Machias spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Machias's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$110,000
$49 per resident
Interest on debt
$6,000100%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Machias

Full-time staff
5
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Machias 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

Machias's K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Arcade, Delevan, Freedom, Yorkshire and Java. 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 Machias: Franklinville Central School District ($32,146 per pupil) · West Valley Central School District ($42,621 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Machias pay

Typical tax bill
$2,089
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.34%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$89,200
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 Machias's government

Town hall & decisions in Machias →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Machias

Machias is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Machias'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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