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Sackets Harbor, NY town hall & government

Sackets Harbor spent $2.3 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,682 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sackets Harbor's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,682
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$5 million
$3,606 per resident
Parks & libraries
$540,00023%
Roads & transportation
$420,00018%
Water & other utilities
$220,00010%
Interest on debt
$216,0009%
Administration & buildings
$162,0007%
Fire
$156,0007%
Sewer & trash
$136,0006%
Police
$52,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$388,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 29%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sackets Harbor

Full-time staff
5
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time6 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sackets Harbor Central School District

Sackets Harbor's K–12 school district, shared with Hounsfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,708
New York: $34,607
Students
408
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $23,708 per pupil, $15,414 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 Sackets Harbor pay

Typical tax bill
$4,111
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$234,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sackets Harbor's government

🏛️ Official websitesacketsharborny.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sackets Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sackets Harbor

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

All of Sackets Harbor'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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