Town Hall · Palermo

Palermo, NY town hall & government

Palermo spent $1,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Palermo's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Interest on debt
$1,000100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Palermo

Full-time staff
5
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time26 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mexico Central School District

Palermo's K–12 school district, shared with Mexico, New Haven and Mexico. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,808
New York: $34,607
Students
2,096
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $27,808 per pupil, $17,876 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 Palermo: Phoenix Central School District ($26,640 per pupil) · Central Square Central School District ($25,432 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Palermo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,497
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.52%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$138,800
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 Palermo's government

Town hall & decisions in Palermo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palermo

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

All of Palermo'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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