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Painted Post, NY town hall & government

Painted Post spent $2.3 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,217 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Painted Post's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,217
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$780,000
$409 per resident
Roads & transportation
$520,00022%
Sewer & trash
$356,00015%
Water & other utilities
$348,00015%
Police
$190,0008%
Parks & libraries
$125,0005%
Fire
$105,0005%
Administration & buildings
$98,0004%
Interest on debt
$28,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%
Other
$531,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Painted Post

Full-time staff
12
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Corning City School District

Painted Post's K–12 school district, shared with Corning, Corning, Hornby, Riverside, South Corning and Lindley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,146
New York: $34,607
Students
4,365
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$67.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $27,146 per pupil, $17,178 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 Painted Post pay

Typical tax bill
$5,442
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
3.49%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$155,900
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Painted Post

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

All of Painted Post'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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