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Macomb, NY town hall & government

Macomb spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,354 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Macomb's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,354
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$863,00073%
Administration & buildings
$73,0006%
Fire
$27,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0001%
Police
$9,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$189,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 49%
  • Property taxes 43%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Macomb

Full-time staff
5
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 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

Gouverneur Central School District

Macomb's K–12 school district, shared with Gouverneur, Gouverneur, Richville, Fowler, Rossie and De Kalb. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,264
New York: $34,607
Students
1,440
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $27,264 per pupil, $17,399 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 Macomb: Morristown Central School District ($34,003 per pupil) · Heuvelton Central School District ($29,807 per pupil) · Hammond Central School District ($38,296 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Macomb pay

Typical tax bill
$2,532
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.00%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$126,500
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 Macomb's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Macomb

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

All of Macomb'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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