Rouses Point, NY town hall & government
Rouses Point spent $5.4 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $2,563 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rouses Point's government.
Where Rouses Point's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 63%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Property taxes 9%
- From other local governments 8%
- From the state 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Rouses Point
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Northeastern Clinton Central School District
Rouses Point's K–12 school district, shared with Champlain, Mooers and Champlain. 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 29%
- State 62%
- Federal 8%
Of the $26,007 per pupil, $16,612 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 Rouses Point 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 Rouses Point's government
Who represents Rouses Point
Rouses Point is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Elise M. Stefanik. 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.