Town Hall · Owego

Owego, NY town hall & government

Owego spent $16,000 in the year to July 31, 2022, about $4 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Owego's money goes

Spent
$16,000
fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$4
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
$3,627 per resident
Interest on debt
$16,000100%

Owego didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Owego

Full-time staff
19
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time5 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

Owego-Apalachin Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,207
New York: $34,607
Students
1,973
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $25,207 per pupil, $16,288 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 Owego pay

Typical tax bill
$3,803
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.58%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$147,300
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 Owego's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Owego

Owego is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Owego'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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