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Montour Falls, NY town hall & government

Montour Falls spent $3 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,891 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Montour Falls's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,891
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$610,000
$383 per resident
Water & other utilities
$605,00020%
Roads & transportation
$570,00019%
Sewer & trash
$550,00018%
Parks & libraries
$442,00015%
Fire
$192,0006%
Administration & buildings
$110,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$49,0002%
Interest on debt
$39,0001%
Other
$453,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Montour Falls 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 Montour Falls

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Odessa-Montour Central School District

Montour Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Montour, Odessa, Catharine and Cayuta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,509
New York: $34,607
Students
733
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $24,509 per pupil, $14,970 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 Montour Falls: Watkins Glen Central School District ($28,272 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Montour Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$3,164
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.55%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$123,900
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 Montour Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofmontourfalls.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Montour Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Montour Falls

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

All of Montour 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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