Town Hall · Sherburne

Sherburne, NY town hall & government

Sherburne spent $6.1 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $4,705 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sherburne's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$4,705
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$2,068 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4 million66%
Health & welfare
$645,00011%
Fire
$348,0006%
Sewer & trash
$276,0005%
Roads & transportation
$225,0004%
Interest on debt
$114,0002%
Police
$110,0002%
Parks & libraries
$103,0002%
Administration & buildings
$42,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$201,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 64%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sherburne

Full-time staff
10
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,700
a year, before benefits
Health & welfare
0 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Police
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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

Sherburne-Earlville Central School District

Sherburne's K–12 school district, shared with Earlville, Smyrna, Sherburne, Smyrna, North Norwich and Lebanon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,685
New York: $34,607
Students
1,314
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $28,685 per pupil, $17,001 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 Sherburne pay

Typical tax bill
$3,559
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.55%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$139,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sherburne's government

Town hall & decisions in Sherburne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sherburne

Sherburne is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Josh Riley. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Sherburne'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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