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.
Where Montour Falls's money goes
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.
Who works for Montour Falls
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.
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.
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).
What homeowners in Montour Falls pay
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.
Contact Montour Falls's government
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.
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.