Portage, NY town hall & government
Portage spent $603,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $727 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Portage's government.
Where Portage's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 64%
- From other local governments 19%
- From the state 7%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Portage collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Portage didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Portage
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)
Portage's K–12 school district, shared with Nunda, Nunda, Grove, Mount Morris and Granger. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 25%
- State 67%
- Federal 8%
Of the $30,788 per pupil, $17,840 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.
What homeowners in Portage pay
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.
Contact Portage's government
Who represents Portage
Portage is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.