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Sylvan Beach, NY town hall & government

Sylvan Beach spent $3.1 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,549 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sylvan Beach's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,549
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$7,460 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million50%
Roads & transportation
$560,00018%
Parks & libraries
$237,0008%
Administration & buildings
$227,0007%
Interest on debt
$171,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$109,0003%
Water & other utilities
$36,0001%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$229,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • From other local governments 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sylvan Beach

Full-time staff
9
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$64,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 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

Camden Central School District

Sylvan Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Camden, Camden, Florence, Osceola, Vienna and Annsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,163
New York: $34,607
Students
2,043
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $27,163 per pupil, $18,371 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 Sylvan Beach: Oneida City School District ($28,913 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sylvan Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$4,211
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.34%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$180,100
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 Sylvan Beach's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sylvan Beach

Sylvan Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Elise M. Stefanik. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Sylvan Beach'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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