Town Hall · Ovid

Ovid, NY town hall & government

Ovid spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $578 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ovid's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$578
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$652,00050%
Fire
$149,00011%
Health & welfare
$109,0008%
Administration & buildings
$73,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$54,0004%
Sewer & trash
$39,0003%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Other
$229,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ovid

Full-time staff
5
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

South Seneca Central School District

Ovid's K–12 school district, shared with Interlaken, Lodi, Lodi, Ovid, Covert and Romulus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$38,785
New York: $34,607
Students
669
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $38,785 per pupil, $24,489 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 Ovid pay

Typical tax bill
$3,067
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$175,700
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 Ovid's government

Town hall & decisions in Ovid →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ovid

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

All of Ovid'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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