Town Hall · Oakfield

Oakfield, NY town hall & government

Oakfield spent $1.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $994 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oakfield's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$994
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$2,601 per resident
Water & other utilities
$717,00043%
Interest on debt
$209,00013%
Sewer & trash
$201,00012%
Roads & transportation
$183,00011%
Administration & buildings
$124,0007%
Fire
$87,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Other
$119,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oakfield

Full-time staff
3
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oakfield-Alabama Central School District

Oakfield's K–12 school district, shared with Oakfield and Alabama. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,802
New York: $34,607
Students
711
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $29,802 per pupil, $17,954 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 Oakfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,748
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.49%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$150,800
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 Oakfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Oakfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oakfield

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

All of Oakfield'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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