Town Hall · Perry

Perry, NY town hall & government

Perry spent $11.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,396 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$11.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,396
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$807 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6.9 million58%
Sewer & trash
$1 million9%
Parks & libraries
$955,0008%
Police
$616,0005%
Housing & development
$512,0004%
Roads & transportation
$481,0004%
Administration & buildings
$234,0002%
Fire
$98,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$69,0001%
Interest on debt
$41,000<1%
Other
$832,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
21
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Perry Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$24,022
New York: $34,607
Students
769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $24,022 per pupil, $15,555 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$3,730
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
3.09%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$120,700
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.

Local

Contact Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

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

All of Perry'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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