Town Hall · Tioga

Tioga, NY town hall & government

Tioga spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $390 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tioga's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$390
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million69%
Administration & buildings
$133,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0002%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$369,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From other local governments 28%
  • From the state 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tioga

Full-time staff
8
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 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

Tioga Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,456
New York: $34,607
Students
918
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $22,456 per pupil, $13,918 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 Tioga: Owego-Apalachin Central School District ($25,207 per pupil) · Spencer-Van Etten Central School District ($29,317 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tioga pay

Typical tax bill
$2,614
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.09%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$125,300
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 Tioga's government

Town hall & decisions in Tioga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tioga

Tioga is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Tioga'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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