Town Hall · Tuscarora

Tuscarora, NY town hall & government

Tuscarora spent $923,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $644 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tuscarora's money goes

Spent
$923,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$644
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$155,000
$108 per resident
Roads & transportation
$569,00062%
Fire
$63,0007%
Administration & buildings
$61,0007%
Health & welfare
$15,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$194,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Property taxes 45%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tuscarora

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 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

Addison Central School District

Tuscarora's K–12 school district, shared with Addison, Addison, Rathbone, Woodhull and Cameron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$30,104
New York: $34,607
Students
1,076
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $30,104 per pupil, $19,076 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 Tuscarora pay

Typical tax bill
$3,231
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$157,800
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 Tuscarora's government

Town hall & decisions in Tuscarora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuscarora

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

All of Tuscarora'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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