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Sodus Point, NY town hall & government

Sodus Point spent $8 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $9,311 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sodus Point's money goes

Spent
$8 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$9,311
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,817 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6 million75%
Roads & transportation
$396,0005%
Water & other utilities
$294,0004%
Interest on debt
$156,0002%
Administration & buildings
$143,0002%
Health & welfare
$102,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$52,0001%
Fire
$41,0001%
Parks & libraries
$31,000<1%
Other
$805,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sodus Point

Full-time staff
9
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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. Sodus Point didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sodus Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$35,710
New York: $34,607
Students
1,102
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $35,710 per pupil, $19,514 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 Sodus Point pay

Typical tax bill
$5,651
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.59%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$217,900
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 Sodus Point's government

🏛️ Official websitesoduspoint.info ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sodus Point →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sodus Point

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

All of Sodus Point'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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