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.
Where Orleans's money goes
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%
Who works for Orleans
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
La Fargeville Central School District
Orleans's K–12 school district. 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 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).
Which schools Orleans kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Orleans 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.
Contact Orleans's government
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.
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.