Town Hall · Sherman

How Sherman is run

Sherman spent $3.9 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $5,770 per resident.

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City budget

$3.9 million

spent, year to May 31, 2022

Per resident

$5,770

Above typical New York cities ($1,580)

Long-term debt

$404,000

$599 per resident

City staff

full-time · 7 part-time

Typical tax bill

$2,492

a year · NY $6,582

What stands out about how Sherman is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

Lower tax billsThe typical homeowner pays $2,492 a year in property tax, vs $6,582 across New York.Runs its own water & sewer66% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares Sherman Central School District with 3 other towns.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,492 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.28% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

New York$6,582

Sherman$2,492

$2,492

typical bill a year

2.28%

effective rate

$109,500

typical home value (Census)

Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sherman’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $5,770 per resident a year, or $15.81 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33% of spending.

SHERMANYour share · per resident · year to May 31, 2022

Sewer & trash$1.3 million · 33%$1,920

Water & other utilities$1.3 million · 33%$1,914

Roads & transportation$860,000 · 22%$1,276

Fire$106,000 · 3%$157

Housing & development$91,000 · 2%$135

Administration & buildings$65,000 · 2%$96

Courts, inspections & corrections$29,000 · 1%$43

Parks & libraries$15,000 · <1%$22

Paid to other governments$10,000 · <1%$15

Interest on debt$7,000 · <1%$10

Police$3,000 · <1%$4

Health & welfare$1,000 · <1%$1

Other$118,000 · 3%$175

Total per resident$5,770

Whole budget $3.9 million · 674 residents
Thank you for being a neighbor

Where the money comes from

From the state 47%Fees & charges 12%From the federal government 12%Property taxes 10%Utility sales 8%From other local governments 8%Interest, fines & other 3%Sales taxes <1%Other taxes & licenses <1%

The school district

Sherman Central School District

Sherman’s K–12 school district, shared with Sherman, Mina, Ripley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sherman →

$27,639

per pupil · NY $34,607

424

students

$4.4 million

long-term debt

Of the $27,639 per pupil, $17,842 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from

Local 21%State 67%Federal 12%

New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Sherman

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Sherman yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Sherman

One full-time town employee for every 84 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings3 + 4 pt

Sewer & trash3 + 1 pt

Roads & transportation1 + 1 pt

Water & other utilities1

Police0 + 1 pt

full-time

part-time

$28,900

average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Sherman

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sherman.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
New York HouseState representatives

Andrew Molitor
3
New York SenateState senator

George Borrello
4
GovernorStatewide

Kathy Hochul
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Nicholas A. Langworthy
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York

Charles E. Schumer Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Sherman’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Sherman is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Sherman get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.