Town Hall · Salina

Salina, NY town hall & government

Salina spent $22.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $696 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Salina's money goes

Spent
$22.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$696
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
$332 per resident
Administration & buildings
$7.1 million32%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million15%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million13%
Fire
$1.7 million8%
Police
$1.6 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$959,0004%
Parks & libraries
$941,0004%
Interest on debt
$696,0003%
Water & other utilities
$64,000<1%
Health & welfare
$44,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$9,000<1%
Other
$3.1 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Salina

Full-time staff
55
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
27 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time19 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Liverpool Central School District

Salina's K–12 school district, shared with Liverpool and Clay. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,197
New York: $34,607
Students
6,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$69.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $25,197 per pupil, $16,356 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 Salina: North Syracuse Central School District ($25,364 per pupil) · Lyncourt Union Free School District ($29,132 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Salina pay

Typical tax bill
$4,397
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.74%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$160,500
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 Salina's government

🏛️ Official websitesalina.ny.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Salina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salina

Salina is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative John W. Mannion. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Salina'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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