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Orleans, NY town hall & government

Orleans spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,492 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orleans's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,492
typical New York towns: $1,084
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
$3,612 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million31%
Sewer & trash
$848,00020%
Administration & buildings
$407,00010%
Water & other utilities
$190,0005%
Interest on debt
$154,0004%
Parks & libraries
$114,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$113,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 36%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 16%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Orleans

Full-time staff
21
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
8 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

La Fargeville Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,503
New York: $34,607
Students
477
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $22,503 per pupil, $14,528 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 Orleans: Thousand Islands Central School District ($24,271 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Orleans pay

Typical tax bill
$2,380
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$190,300
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.

Local

Contact Orleans's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoforleans.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Orleans →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orleans

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

All of Orleans'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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