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Owasco, NY town hall & government

Owasco spent $5.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,617 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Owasco's money goes

Spent
$5.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,617
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$12.9 million
$3,589 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million49%
Sewer & trash
$1 million17%
Interest on debt
$493,0008%
Water & other utilities
$384,0007%
Administration & buildings
$333,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$73,0001%
Parks & libraries
$51,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Police
$5,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$588,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 32%
  • From the state 17%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Owasco

Full-time staff
11
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time31 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Owasco didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Auburn City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,559
New York: $34,607
Students
3,888
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $25,559 per pupil, $16,944 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 Owasco: Skaneateles Central School District ($26,966 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Owasco pay

Typical tax bill
$5,171
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$282,100
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 Owasco's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Owasco

Owasco is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative John W. Mannion. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Owasco'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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