Town Hall · Mentz

Mentz, NY town hall & government

Mentz spent $697,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $310 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mentz's money goes

Spent
$697,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$310
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$262,00038%
Fire
$96,00014%
Administration & buildings
$88,00013%
Health & welfare
$46,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$42,0006%
Interest on debt
$12,0002%
Sewer & trash
$9,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Police
$2,000<1%
Other
$136,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From other local governments 40%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mentz

Full-time staff
3
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Port Byron Central School District

Mentz's K–12 school district, shared with Montezuma, Port Byron, Throop and Conquest. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,461
New York: $34,607
Students
818
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $28,461 per pupil, $15,417 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mentz pay

Typical tax bill
$2,901
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.51%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$115,500
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 Mentz's government

Town hall & decisions in Mentz →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mentz

Mentz is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Mentz'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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