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Ridgeway, NY town hall & government

Ridgeway spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $435 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ridgeway's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$435
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$552 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million40%
Water & other utilities
$350,00013%
Administration & buildings
$249,0009%
Interest on debt
$234,0009%
Fire
$185,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$125,0005%
Sewer & trash
$35,0001%
Health & welfare
$17,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Police
$4,000<1%
Other
$435,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ridgeway

Full-time staff
16
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 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

Medina Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$27,155
New York: $34,607
Students
1,429
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $27,155 per pupil, $17,351 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 Ridgeway: Lyndonville Central School District ($26,404 per pupil) · Barker Central School District ($28,403 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ridgeway pay

Typical tax bill
$4,109
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.74%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$149,900
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.

Local

Contact Ridgeway's government

Town hall & decisions in Ridgeway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ridgeway

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

All of Ridgeway'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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